Successful repair of coracoid and femur fractures in a Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and its post-release survival
To our knowledge, this is the first case of concurrent diaphyseal left coracoid and left femoral fractures in a Eurasian eagle owl and its post-release survival in Korea. The femur was surgically repaired using an external skeletal fixator-intramedullary (IM) pin tie-in method, and the coracoid was...
| Published in: | Journal of Veterinary Science |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Veterinary Science
2023
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9899937/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36726282 https://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.22240 |
| Summary: | To our knowledge, this is the first case of concurrent diaphyseal left coracoid and left femoral fractures in a Eurasian eagle owl and its post-release survival in Korea. The femur was surgically repaired using an external skeletal fixator-intramedullary (IM) pin tie-in method, and the coracoid was repaired solely with an IM pin on day 6 after femur surgery. The eagle owl underwent a gradual rehabilitation process. The bird was successfully rehabilitated and released 101 d after initial presentation. The bird was monitored using a wildlife tracking device and was confirmed to have survived for over 5 mon in the wild. |
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