Reabilitação de um cão após fratura traumática de úmero: relato de caso

Abstract

Humeral fractures are not common in the routine of Veterinary Medicine, they are usually caused due to a trauma suffered, for correction a rigid fixation is necessary to offer support to the animal. When performed incorrectly, it can generate instability, thus causing loosening or rotation of the limb during the healing period, causing poor bone consolidation and restricting limb movement. This article discusses the care and recovery of a 3-year-old female mixed breed (SRD) female dog who was referred for physiatric evaluation after undergoing orthopedic surgery to correct a traumatic fracture of the right humerus in another clinic. Post-surgical physiotherapy proposes tissue healing and recovery through appropriate techniques and devices, thus contributing to the animal's rehabilitation process. In view of the above, the clinical case aims to report the importance of physiotherapeutic procedures, after surgical correction, in the development and re- education of the anatomical movements of the right forelimb, providing the animal with comfort during recovery.