Middle upper beak fracture in a Red-crowned crane that completely recovered with external skeletal fixation

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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Hiroko IIMA¹  Hiroki TERAOKA² 

[1] Kushiro Zoo;School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University;NPO Red-crowned Crane Conservancy

关键词: external skeletal fixation;    Grus japonensis;    Kushiro Zoo;    red-crowned crane;    upper beak fracture;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.20-0565

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

An adult Red-crowned crane in captivity that had a displaced compound fracture of the middle upper beak caused by an accident was treated by using Type I-a external skeletal fixator (ESF). The ESF that was equipped with a unilateral epoxy putty fixator and with five half-pins was fixed on the premaxilla bone. The crane with the ESF on the beak was able to feed smoothly by itself. The ESF was removed 49 days after the first surgery. Beak malocclusion, which was observed in the latter half period of fixing, spontaneously improved within one month after removal of the ESF. This is the first successful case of repair of an upper beak fracture in a Red-crowned crane.

【 授权许可】

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