Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar - 751003 (Odisha)
*Corresponding Author E-mail: drjohndasjajpur@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 March, 2013.
A Lesser Adjutant Stork bird was presented with compound fracture of tarso-metatarsus region which was confirmed by C-arm examination. After routine dressing it was applied with external splintage using bamboo plate and mocropore and allowed rest for 21 days with requisite post-operative medication. The bird recovered well and exhibited normal walking after removal of the splint.
Bird, compoung fracture, splint
