Partially Forelimb Amputation and Application of An Artificial Limb (Prosthetics) in A Free-Ranging Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Erdikmen D., Ozsoy S., Aydin D., Hasimbegovic H., Donmez K.

KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.18, no.2, pp.347-350, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.347-350
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A male red deer (Cervus elaphus) of unknown age was admitted to Istanbul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery with an open fracture at the level of the right proximal third metacarpal bone. The leg was amputated and two months later he received an prosthetic leg and the clinical outcome was discussed.