https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/29478/xrays---very-lame-cat-2yrs-after-fracture-repair This was a one and a half year old cat that had an IM pin tied in to an ESF for a femoral fracture about 2 years ago. Had been fine until about 6 weeks ago when went lame - not metacam responsive. Very lame on exam, but very hard to examine withen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/226518?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 07 Nov 2020 14:25:50 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c14fe8a5-0f18-4dbe-a3d4-eff3a75f1e31Beats<p>Thanks Stephanie - I&#39;ll take another feel at that when have in again.</p> <p>From the xrays my colleague took I guessed this was likely to be a stifle issue, and it walks bad enough to be and is an acute lameness etc.</p> <p>I just wasn&#39;t convinced on palpating the stifle that ws getting pain there, but perhaps it is more the mechanical lameness and that explains lack of response to metacam also?</p> <p>Stifle felt OK really on exam, but I guess that doesn&#39;t tally with the xrays - I&#39;d wondered if the increased opacity in that area was residual scar from having pins through distal femur and ditto the more proximal patellar position on this leg a result of the fracture / previous injury rather than current lameness.</p> <p>I&#39;ll let you know what I find when re-examine again in couple of weeks.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/226513?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 07 Nov 2020 10:14:23 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7abb6358-95ef-43e4-95ac-eac0978c3d5bStephanie Figgis<p>From the x-rays I think this cat has ruptured or avulsed the left patellar ligament.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>