Use of a full-thickness autograft on the tarsus of an ostrich.
Full-thickness, cutaneous autografting was successfully performed on an adult female ostrich to heal a granulomatous wound on the right tarsus. With surgical techniques used in domestic species such as dogs and horses, skin grafting is an alternative in avian species when conventional wound closure is not appropriate.
Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4475.
J H
JH
Johnson
J
J
Schumacher
S R
SR
McClure
J M
JM
Jensen
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000662:veterinary; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000662:veterinary; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary