Incidence and risk factors for bumblefoot (pododermatitis) in rehabilitated raptors.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 821 raptors of 12 representative species, admitted to the California Raptor Center (CRC), during 1980-1990. The incidence rate for bumblefoot was 52 cases per 100 bird-years at risk. Eagles and hawks (buteos) were more likely to develop bumblefoot, and did so earlier during their captivity than other species. Also, raptors admitted with a limb fracture had the greatest risk (OR = 4.2) of developing bumblefoot than any other condition on entry. Median time from admission to development of bumblefoot was 52 days, and median duration of bumblefoot was 23 days.
Rodriguez-Lainz
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AJ
University of California, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis 95616, USA.
Hird
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Kass
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Brooks
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D001717:Birds; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000662:veterinary; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000293:injuries