Implante de concentrado autólogo de plaquetas como tratamiento coadyuvante en la estabilización de una fractura diafisiaria oblicua en el fémur de un felino.

Abstract

This document consists of a detailed report of a clinical case presented in a 4- month-old feline, diagnosed with a fracture of a diaphyseal femur in the left posterior limb, which was subjected to a procedure to reduce this injury by means of an internal fixation system that consisted of the insertion of a Steinmann intramedullary nail together with four Kirchner threaded lateral nails and additionally the coadjutant implantation of an autologous platelet concentrate, to obtain a rapid evolution in the stabilization of the fracture. This procedure was considered the most pertinent and effective treatment option for the case, according to the criteria of the veterinary medical staff of the clinic, emphasizing that femoral fractures are one of the most frequent injuries in felines due to trauma, although in some cases they are also caused by other pre-existing pathologies such as primary or metastatic skeletal tumors, with great variations in the characteristics of each type of fracture. Therefore, a bibliographic review is presented that supports the development of the intervention quirurgic, presenting all phases that were required to achieve the therapeutic objective and restore the patient's health status with respect to the injury presented.