Agenesis of a radius in a polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus).
A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub, delivered by a cesarean section, was diagnosed with congenital agenesis of the radius on the basis of clinical presentation and radiology. A specific etiology could not be ascertained. Agenesis of the radius has not been previously reported in any nondomestic species.
Lanthier
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Société zoologique de Granby, Québec, Canada.
Dupuis
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Paré
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001503:Ursidae / Q000002:abnormalities*