Fractures of the radius and ulna secondary to possible vitamin D deficiency in captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

• Main Author: Lin, Rebecca C.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Polar bear > Diseases > Nutritional aspects > Case studies; Polar bear > Fractures > Case studies; Bears > Diseases > Case studies; Laurie; polar bear; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/2889

Senior seminar (D.V.M.) -- Cornell University, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 13-14). Fractures in captive polar bears are not uncommon. The purpose of this study was to identify any common etiologic factors in cases of antebrachial fractures in captive polar bears and to evaluate...