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9 December 2019 Release Rates and Complications for Birds of Prey With Antebrachial Fractures at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Claire Vergneau-Grosset, Amy S. Kapatkin, Joanne Paul-Murphy, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Michelle G. Hawkins
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Abstract

A retrospective case series that included 253 free-ranging birds of prey admitted to a rehabilitation center was conducted to describe the treatment and outcome of antebrachial fractures. Medical records from birds of prey belonging to 21 species admitted with antebrachial fracture between 1989 and 2015 at the University of California, Davis, were reviewed. Species distribution on admission, treatment, outcome, and complications were described by fracture category and species. Among 134 birds treated after initial triage on the day of admission, 4 bone/ wing categories were identified: 83 birds had an ulnar fracture only; 18 birds had a radial fracture only; 28 birds had a concomitant fracture of the radius and ulna on the same wing; and 5 birds had bilateral antebrachial fractures. Logistic regressions were performed to determine which factors were associated with a positive outcome within each of these 4 categories. Among birds having only an ulnar fracture, those with a closed fracture were significantly more likely to be released than birds with open fractures (P = .03; odds ratio = 5.43, 95% confidence interval: 1.29–28.12). In addition, birds with a fracture of the middle third of the ulna were significantly more likely to be released than birds diagnosed with a single fracture of the proximal third of the ulna (P = .02; odds ratio = 4.54, 95% confidence interval: 1.35–16.64). No significant prognostic factor was detected in other fracture categories.

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Claire Vergneau-Grosset, Amy S. Kapatkin, Joanne Paul-Murphy, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, and Michelle G. Hawkins "Release Rates and Complications for Birds of Prey With Antebrachial Fractures at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 33(4), 388-397, (9 December 2019). https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-394
Published: 9 December 2019
KEYWORDS
antebrachium
Avian
birds of prey
fracture
radius
ulna
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