Classifications of 202 tibial fractures in dogs and cats
Zaal, M.D.; Hazewinkel, H.A.
Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde 121(8): 218-223
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-7453 PMID: 8669052 Document Number: 462176
202 Tibial fractures, in 138 dogs and 64 cats, were classified according to the system of Unger. The animals were presented between 1989 and 1994 to four Dutch veterinary orthopaedic referral clinics. In addition to the type of fracture, demographic information was taken into account including the species, the age of the patient, the size of the breed, the treatment, whether it was a open or closed fracture and the orthopaedic clinic. Possible correlation between the type of fracture and the orthopaedic clinic. Possible correlation between the type of fracture and the variables, as well as correlations among the latter, were examined statistically.