Use of a Locking Compression Plate as an External Fixator for Repair of a Tarsometatarsal Fracture in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Autor:	Jamie R. Bellah, Elizabeth Crandall, Ronald D. Montgomery
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Eagle military External fixator biology Bird Diseases Eagles military.commander General Medicine Anatomy Fractures Bone Fixation (surgical) Fracture Fixation biology.animal Bone surgery Animals Female Bald eagle Small Animals Bone Plates Geology
Zdroj:	Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 25:119-125
ISSN:	1082-6742
DOI:	10.1647/2009-016.1
Popis:	We describe the successful treatment of a tarsometatarsal fracture in a mature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) using a locking compression plate as an external fixator. The anatomy of the area (inelastic dermis and minimal subcutaneous space) and the high forces placed on a fracture at that site necessitated a unique approach to fixation. The unconventional use of a locking compression plate as an external fixator was minimally invasive, well tolerated by the eagle, and provided adequate stability in opposing fracture forces. This technique may serve as a method of fixation for tarsometatarsal fractures in other large avian species.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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