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    J Feline Med Surg. 2004 Oct;6(5):305-12.

    Feline high-rise syndrome: 119 cases (1998-2001).

    Vnuk D, Pirkić B, Maticić D, Radisić B, Stejskal M, Babić T, Kreszinger M, Lemo N.

    Clinic of Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. dvnuk@vef.hr

    High-rise syndrome was diagnosed in 119 cats over a 4-year period. 59.6% of cats were younger than one year, and the average height of the fall was four stories. High-rise syndrome was more frequent during the warmer period of the year. 96.5% of the presented cats, survived after the fall. 46.2% of cats had fractured limbs; 38.5% of fractures were of the forelimb, 61.5% of the hindlimb. The tibia was fractured most often (36.4%), followed by the femur (23.6%). 78.6% of femoral fractures were distal. The mean age of patients with femoral fractures was 9.1 months, and with tibial fractures 29.2 months. Thoracic trauma was diagnosed in 33.6% of cats. Pneumothorax was diagnosed in 20% of cats, and pulmonary contusions in 13.4%. Falls from the seventh or higher stories, are associated with more severe injuries and with a higher incidence of thoracic trauma.

    PMID: 15363762 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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