Use of a Locking Compression Plate as an External Fixator for Repair of a Tarsometatarsal Fracture in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

作者：Montgomery Ronald D^*; Crandall Elizabeth; Bellah Jamie R

来源：Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2011, 25(2): 119-125.

DOI：10.1647/2009-016.1

• fracture
• external fixator
• locking compression plate
• avian
• bald eagle
• Haliaeetus leucocephalus

We describe the successful treatment of a tarsometatarsal fracture in a mature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) using a locking compression plate as an external fixator. The anatomy of the area (inelastic dermis and minimal subcutaneous space) and the high forces placed on a fracture at that site necessitated a unique approach to fixation. The unconventional use of a locking compression plate as an external fixator was minimally invasive, well tolerated by the eagle, and provided adequate stability in opposing fracture forces. This technique may serve as a method of fixation for tarsometatarsal fractures in other large avian species.

• 出版日期2011-6