2010
Femoral Fracture Repair Using a Locking Plate Technique in an Adult Captive Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus)
ZIMMERMAN DM, DEW T, DOUGLASS M, PEREZ E. Femoral Fracture Repair Using a Locking Plate Technique in an Adult Captive Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Veterinary Surgery 2010, 39: 234-238. PMID: 20210973, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2009.00624.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooBone PlatesFemaleFemoral FracturesFemurPostoperative CareTreatment OutcomeUrsidaeConceptsFemoral fracture repairFracture repairFemoral fracturesMarked periosteal reactionMid-shaft femoral fracturesSuccessful fracture repairPostoperative activityPostoperative radiographsCase reportComminuted fracturesPeriosteal reactionLarger body weightBody weightBone healingMidshaft femurMonthsFemur plateCaptive polar bearsRepairExtensive remodelingFracturesPlate techniqueComplicationsRadiographsWeeks
2008
Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
Capitanio M, Zimmerman DM, Douglass M, Dew T. Thoracolumbar Hemilaminectomy and Spinal Cord Decompression in a Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2008, 39: 270-273. PMID: 18634223, DOI: 10.1638/2007-0140r.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsLaminectomyLumbar VertebraeMacacaMaleMonkey DiseasesSpinal Cord CompressionThoracic VertebraeTreatment Outcome