Antebrachial fractures in four captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-365

  Lin, Rebecca C ^b   Engeli, Emmanuel ^b   Prowten, Allan W ^b   Erb, Hollis N ^b   Ducharme, Norm G ^b   Goodrich, Laurie R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antebrachial fractures; External coaptation; Internal fixation; Polar bear; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BEAR; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URSIDAE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 28144443868     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2005.00055.x     Document Type: Review

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