Use of vacuum-assisted closure for management of a large skin wound in a cat.

Case Description: A 9-month-old domestic shorthair cat was evaluated after being struck by a car.

Clinical Findings: The cat had a fractured tibia and avulsion of the tail base. Motor and deep pain sensation were absent from the tail.

Evaluation of surgical repair of humeral condylar fractures using self-compressing orthofix pins in 23 dogs.

Objective: To report short- and long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes in dogs with humeral condylar fractures repaired using self-compressing Orthofix pins.

Study Design: Retrospective evaluation with solicited long-term clinical and radiographic evaluations.

Animals: Twenty-three dogs with humeral condylar fractures.