title: Tibiotarsal fracture repair in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) using an interlocking nail.
abstract: A 14-yr-old, 5.13-kg bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was hit by a car and presented to the Michigan State University Small Animal Clinic with an open, grade II, transverse, midshaft, Winquist-Hansen type-II-comminuted left tibiotarsal fracture. The fracture was reduced and fixation established with a 4.7-mm-diameter, 112-mm-long, four-hole veterinary intramedullary interlocking nail maintained in position by single 2-mm transcortical screws placed in the main proximal and distal fragments. The bird was weight bearing on the bandaged limb 48 hr postoperatively. Radiographs obtained 4 wk postoperatively revealed bridging callus over three of four cortices. The bird was released after 5 mo of rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Medical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314, USA.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hollamby
authors.forename: Loic M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Dejardin
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Sikarskie
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haeger
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000818:Animals; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000145:classification / Q000662:veterinary*; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000662:veterinary; D020307:Eagles / Q000293:injuries*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome