Plate Fixation of a Coracoid Fracture in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Jacqueline R. Davidson; Mark A. Mitchell; Sammy Ramirez

doi:10.1647/2004-037.1

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1 December 2005 Plate Fixation of a Coracoid Fracture in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Jacqueline R. Davidson, Mark A. Mitchell, Sammy Ramirez

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J. of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 19(4):303-308 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1647/2004-037.1

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An adult female bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was presented with a history of being unable to fly. Physical examination revealed crepitus in the left shoulder, and radiographs revealed a middiaphyseal coracoid fracture with overriding fragments. The fracture was surgically stabilized with 2 bone plates. The eagle was rehabilitated and successfully released 5 months after presentation. This case demonstrates the use of bone plating of the coracoid bone in a raptor, resulting in early return to full function and release.

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Jacqueline R. Davidson, Mark A. Mitchell, and Sammy Ramirez "Plate Fixation of a Coracoid Fracture in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 19(4), 303-308, (1 December 2005). https://doi.org/10.1647/2004-037.1

Published: 1 December 2005

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