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

Artículos de revistas

Fecha

2014-09-01

Registro en:

Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine. Yulee: Amer Assoc Zoo Veterinarians, v. 45, n. 3, p. 712-714, 2014.

1042-7260

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/117442

10.1638/2013-0283R2.1

WOS:000343401200039

1497433265390194

4065105014625753

8560913137958850

0000-0002-9211-4093

Autor

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Institución

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brasil)

Resumen

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.

Materias

healing

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