MANAGEMENT OF A CARAPACE FRACTURE IN A SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO (EUPHRACTUS SEXCINCTUS)

Diogo Pascoal Rossetti; Sheila Canevese Rahal; Luiz Carlos Vulcano; Daniela Akemi Shigue; Carlos Roberto Teixeira

doi:10.1638/2013-0283R2.1

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Diogo Pascoal Rossetti,^* Sheila Canevese Rahal,^* Luiz Carlos Vulcano,^* Daniela Akemi Shigue,^* Carlos Roberto Teixeira^*

^*From the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science—Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu (SP) 18618970, Brazil (Rossetti, Rahal, Vulcano, Shigue, Teixeira). Correspondence should be directed to Dr. Rossetti (diogopr@hotmail.com).

Abstract

An adult female free-ranging six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) was presented with an inverted L-shaped fracture of the left pectoral carapace. The fracture was stabilized with the use of three simple interrupted interfragmentary sutures of 2-0 nylon. After 7 days, wound dehiscence occurred, so sutures were replaced and the wound treated topically with castor bean oil cream. Healing of the fracture was observed after 14 days of this treatment.

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Diogo Pascoal Rossetti, Sheila Canevese Rahal, Luiz Carlos Vulcano, Daniela Akemi Shigue, and Carlos Roberto Teixeira "MANAGEMENT OF A CARAPACE FRACTURE IN A SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO (EUPHRACTUS SEXCINCTUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 45(3), 712-714, (1 September 2014). https://doi.org/10.1638/2013-0283R2.1

Received: 27 November 2013; Published: 1 September 2014

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