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1 December 2007 Complications Associated With Conjoined Intramedullary Pin Placement for Femorotibial Joint Luxation in a Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus solomonensis)
M. Camille Harris, Orlando Diaz-Figueroa, Susanne K. Lauer, Blaine Burkert, Thomas N. Tully
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Abstract

Femorotibial joint-luxation repair with conjoined intramedullary pins has been successfully used in pediatric psittacine birds. However, there are no reports of complications associated with its use in adults. In this report, we describe the clinical presentation, surgical reduction, and postoperative complications associated with stifle-luxation repair in an adult female Solomon Island eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus solomonensis). The normal perching angle for the eclectus stifle was determined before surgery. Osteomyelitis was treated systemically and locally. Midfemoral amputation was performed as a salvage procedure, without an apparent reduction in the quality of the bird's life.

M. Camille Harris, Orlando Diaz-Figueroa, Susanne K. Lauer, Blaine Burkert, and Thomas N. Tully "Complications Associated With Conjoined Intramedullary Pin Placement for Femorotibial Joint Luxation in a Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus solomonensis)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 21(4), 299-306, (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1647/2006-025R.1
Published: 1 December 2007
KEYWORDS
Avian
eclectus parrot
Eclectus roratus solomonensis
joint angle
osteomyelitis
stifle luxation repair
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