title: Use of an osteoconductive compound as an aid in the management of a maxillary fracture in a boa constrictor.
abstract: A boa constrictor was presented with a short oblique compound fracture of the rostral third of the right maxilla. The fracture was reduced and biomaterial was placed around the fracture. A computed tomography scan at 1.5 mo post-surgery showed that the fracture had healed with slight displacement of the bone fragments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu (SP) 18618-000, Brazil. sheilacr@fmvz.unesp.br
authors.forename: Sheila C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.forename: Carlos R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Luiz C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vulcano
authors.forename: Antonio J A
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Aguiar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D017821:Boidae / Q000293:injuries; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome