Successful outcome of shell fractures in freshwater turtles treated with plate or screws and wire fixation techniques: 51 cases (2014-2019).
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DOI: 10.2460/javma.21.09.0430
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of surgical fixation of shell fractures in rehabilitated wild freshwater turtles. ANIMALS 51 freshwater turtles with 86 shell fractures. PROCEDURES The medical record database of a wildlife rehabilitation center in… read more here.
Keywords: fracture; outcome; freshwater turtles; shell fractures ... See more keywords