ULTRASONOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF DIFFERENT FRACTURES IN DOGS AND CATS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SURGERY

  • Corina Stan Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Bucuresti , Splaiul Independentei 109 , sector 5, Bucuresti
  • I Miclaus Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Bucuresti , Splaiul Independentei 109 , sector 5, Bucuresti
  • M.D. Codreanu Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Bucuresti , Splaiul Independentei 109 , sector 5, Bucuresti
  • L Harbuz Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Bucuresti , Splaiul Independentei 109 , sector 5, Bucuresti
  • H. Elefterescu Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara Bucuresti , Splaiul Independentei 109 , sector 5, Bucuresti
Keywords: ultrasonography, bone, fractures, dogs, cats

Abstract

The musculoskeletal ultrasonography can be use to diagnose and appreciate the fractures as a valuable alternative during the diagnosis process and the post surgery evolution. Ultrasonography as a means of evaluating fracture healing3 has been investigated compared with the radiology results. Radiography is insensitive for identifying callus formation in the early stage of healing3,4 . In humans medicine musculoskeletal ultrasonography has a big appliance in orthopedics and rheumatology.
Published
2008-12-03
Section
Short comunications