Successful repair of coracoid and femur fractures in a Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and its post-release survival

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Science
• Main Authors: Kim, Hee-Jong, Kim, Kyoo-Tae
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Korean Society of Veterinary Science 2023
• Subjects: Case Report; eurasian eagle-owl
• 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

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.