Transcription of SPLINTING AVIAN FRACTURES - The IWRC
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SPLINTING AVIAN . FRACTURES . Rebecca Duer r D V M M P V M. International Bird Rescue Research Center Cordelia, C A. 2004, 2010: 2nd Edition, Rebecca Duerr. All drawings and images are by the author unless otherwise marked. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Section Page Considerations for wild bird care 2. Glossary of terms 2. Physical examination 3. Before beginning the splint 4. Compound FRACTURES 5. Prognoses of typical FRACTURES 6. The AVIAN skeleton 10. Examining the wing for possible FRACTURES 11. SPLINTING FRACTURES of the wing: Humerus or radius/ulna FRACTURES with support 12. SPLINTING FRACTURES of the wing: Metacarpal FRACTURES with support 14. Metacarpal wrap 15. Calcium supplementation for fractured birds 15. Slit wing wrap 16.
Treating wild birds with fractures requires the consideration of a number of factors that ... fracture joint stiffness that results from more restrictive splints, and hence the bird will be ... and the thumb and forefinger of your other hand on the joint at the other end of the bone. GENTLY apply tension to flex the bone.
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