Biological osteosynthesis of a comminuted femoral fracture in a cat using a pin/VCP plate combination

This article presents a clinical case of a comminuted femoral fracture in a cat treated via closed reduction using a pin/VCP combination.The mechanical resistance of VCP plates may prove to be inadequate for the treatment of comminuted fractures in small companion animals. Osteosynthesis using a combined nail and plate assembly does provide an answer to the mechanical biological and technical requirements of osteosynthesis for alignment in a closed fracture. Closed fracture intramedullary pinning enables the original length of bone to be stabilised and then retrieved. The nail and plate assembly provides the surgeon with a significantly improved technical facility. Subsequently a description is given of the surgical treatment for a closed comminuted fracture of the femoral bone in a cat by the combination of nail and VCP plate.