Surgical Repair of Coxofemoral Joint Luxation in a Wild Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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· 발행기관 : 한국임상수의학회
· 수록지 정보 : 한국임상수의학회지 / 30권 / 1호 / 49 ~ 52페이지
· 저자명 : 김은주, 이종현, 김민수, 이기창, 김남수, 신기욱, 이해범

초록

A wild black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) with dehydration and a non-weight bearing lameness of the left leg was rescued. On physical examination, the left knee was displaced laterally at almost a 90o angle with firm swelling and crepitus in the area of the coxofemoral joint. Radiographs confirmed cranio-dorsal coxofemoral luxation. A closed reduction attempt failed. The coxofemoral joint luxation was reduced surgically by placement of the femoral neck next to the pelvis with a suture. Ten days after surgery, radiographs and computed tomography showed the femoral neck and head were positioned well within the acetabulum. At 20 days, the bird was using the affected limb normally, and could hunt and forage for food in a rehabilitation housing unit with a small pond. The bird was successfully released into the wild. The placement of the femoral neck adjacent to the pelvis with a suture can be successfully performed for cases of avian coxofemoral joint luxation. Furthermore, this procedure can provide sufficient stabilization of the coxofemoral joint and acceptable limb function.

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