Novel Nonsurgical Approach to Stabilization of Bilateral Pathologic Femoral Fractures in an Egg-laying Maroon-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura frontalis)
| Autor: | Gregory F. Raffa, Julia S. Shakeri, Teresa L. Lightfoot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
040301 veterinary sciences Pathologic fracture Callus formation Oviposition Osteoporosis Psittaciformes Bone remodeling 0403 veterinary science Fracture Fixation Fracture fixation medicine Animals Femur Small Animals biology Bird Diseases business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Surgery Splints Fractures Spontaneous Calcium Female Conure business Femoral Fractures |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 30:179-186 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2871 1082-6742 |
| Popis: | A 2-year-old, egg-laying maroon-bellied conure (Pyrrhura frontalis) was referred for treatment of bilateral femoral fractures believed to be secondary to recent egg laying and nutritional and husbandry deficiencies. On radiographs, all skeletal components were diffusely osteopenic, precluding surgical fixation. A novel device to stabilize the bilateral femoral fractures was manufactured with polyvinyl chloride piping, which braced the bird's feet at the level of the perch and supported its upper body weight via a breast plate, thus maintaining the bird in a physiologically appropriate perching position. The conure was ambulatory and returned to normal function after 3 weeks of external coaptation with this device. After 6 weeks, callus formation was palpable over both fracture sites even though minimal bone remodeling was visible radiographically. This body splint device may present a viable alternative to euthanasia in select cases of bilateral femoral fractures in companion birds. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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