The Clamp and Rod Internal Fixation pedicular stabilization of the lumbosacral spine in feline: case report

ABSTRACT

The aim was to report the establishment of a seventh lumbar vertebra fracture (L7), the first described so far, with L7 -S1 luxation through pedicle fixation using Clamp and Rod Internal Fixation (CRIF) on a cat. A 1 year old male mongrel feline was attended with a history of being hit by car seven days prior, with no ambulatory paraparesis secondary to fracture of the seventh lumbar vertebrae and compression of the cauda equina. After general evaluation of the patient, the next day, the patient was submitted to decompressive surgery through dorsal laminectomy and posterior pedicle stabilization between L7 and S1 using CRIF bilaterally. The patient presented a favorable outcome with normal ambulation after 15 days of surgery.

Keywords:
vertebral fracture; neurosurgery; cats