“…If closed reduction is not possible or the hip remains unstable, open reduction and stabilisation are indicated. Several surgical techniques have been described in cats including primary capsular repair, De Vita pinning, iliofemoral suture, rectus femoris origin suture, fascia lata loop stabilisation, trochanteric transposition, transarticular stainless steel rope, transarticular pinning and toggle rod fixation (Bennett and Duff 1980, Hammer 1980, Duff and Bennett 1982, Wildgoose 1983, Basher 1986, Bjerring Mehl 1988, Lubbe and Vestraete 1990, Meij and Hazewinkel 1992, Kawamata and others 1996, Moores 2006, Sissener and others 2009, Cetinkaya and Olcay 2010). Femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty (FHNEA) and total hip replacement can be used as salvage procedures when other techniques fail (Gendreau and Cawley 1977, Berzon and others 1980, Liska 2010, Off and Matis 2010, Witte and others 2010).…”