Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Femur fracture repair in a Congo African grey parrot with clamp
By Slunsky, Pavel et al.·Published in Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians·2017·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: REPAIR OF A FEMORAL FRACTURE IN A CONGO AFRICAN GREY PARROT ( PSITTACUS ERITHACUS ERITHACUS) WITH A PARACORTICAL-CLAMP-CERCLAGE TECHNIQUE.
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- bird
Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old female Congo African grey parrot was brought in because she was limping on her right leg. X-rays showed that she had a serious fracture in her femur, which required surgery. The vet used a special technique called paracortical-clamp-cerclage to fix the bone, which involved using clamps and wire to hold the fracture together. After the surgery, the parrot was able to put weight on her leg right away, and the bone healed properly. This method was successful and is a new option for treating similar fractures in birds.
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Abstract
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.
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