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 ResearchConceptsFemoral 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