Journal of Animal Research
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Repair of Humeral Fracture in a Peregrine Falcon by Nailing of an Injection Needle

  • Author:
  • Mohamed Shokry
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 269 to 271

Department of Veterinary Surgery, Anesthesiology &Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

*Corresponding Author: M Shokry; Email: mshokry@cu.edu.eg

Online published on 24 March, 2014.

Abstract

A young peregrine falcon was presented with a right midshaft open fracture of the humerus. This report describes an innovation technique for intramedullary pinning using an injection needle as a pin device of internal fixation.

Keywords

Falcon, Humerus, Nailing, Needle