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Repair of a femoral fraktur in a Congo African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erittacus erittacus) with a paracortical- clamp- cerclage technique (2017)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Slunsky, P. (WE 20)

Halter, L. (WE 20)

Florczak, S.

Haake, A.

Brunnberg, L. (WE 20)

Müller, K. (WE 20)

Quelle

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publ. of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

Bandzählung: 48

Heftzählung: 4

Seiten: 1204 – 1209

ISSN: 1042-7260

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1638/2016-0295R1.1

DOI: 10.1638/2016-0295R1.1.

Kontakt

Klein- und Heimtierklinik

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14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62422
kleintierklinik@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

A 1-yr-old female Congo African grey parrot ( Psittacus erithacus erithacus) was admitted with a lameness of the right pelvic limb. On the radiographs a closed, caudolaterally displaced, comminuted, diaphyseal fracture of the femur was diagnosed. Surgery under general anesthesia was performed in order to repair the fracture with a paracortical-clamp-cerclage technique. This straightforward and effective technique has been developed as a low-cost treatment for simple and comminuted diaphyseal fractures in dogs and cats. Fixation is obtained with clamps, shaped during surgery, and attached to the bone shaft with cerclage wire. This technique led to immediate weight-bearing, appropriate bone healing, and permanent fixation of the implants in the patient. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this case represents the first report of a surgical repair of a femoral fracture with a paracortical-clamp-cerclage technique in a bird.