Stauber Erik, Mulholland Julia A, Levine Edward W, Suzuki Yasuko, Hall John
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, 100 Grimes Way, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA.
J Avian Med Surg. 2008 Dec;22(4):346-50. doi: 10.1647/2008-027.1.
An 11-year-old male peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), known to have been a successful breeder in the wild with 31 offspring in 9 breeding seasons, was presented for evaluation of wing and leg injuries and for the purpose of rehabilitation. Four 13-day-old young were present in the nest at the time of injury. Aside from superficial trauma to the left leg and wing, a dorso-cranially luxated left coxofemoraljoint and a severely fragmented (7-8 fragments) left ulna were seen radiographically. The coxofemoral luxation was manually reduced and held in position by slinging the left leg, bandaged in flexion, to the body for 14 days. After removal of the sling and leg bandage, the falcon regained full use of the moderately contracted left leg within 2 days. The left wing was immobilized with a figure-of-8 bandage. The ulnar fragments were held in alignment by the intact left radius, which served as an internal biologic splint. To promote rapid healing with reestablishment of full biomechanical strength and normal function, the wing fracture was treated according to the concepts of biological fracture healing without surgical intervention. Complete healing of the ulna was achieved within 25 days. For strengthening of the wing and to assure prey capture capability, the falcon was reconditioned in a large flight chamber under the supervision of a licensed falconer. He was released into his home territory 4 months after his accident and continued his productive life for another 2 breeding seasons, in which 5 additional young were produced.
一只11岁的雄性矛隼（矛隼属），已知其在野外是一名成功的繁殖者，在9个繁殖季节育有31只后代，因翅膀和腿部受伤前来接受评估并进行康复治疗。受伤时巢中有4只13天大的幼鸟。除了左腿和翅膀有浅表创伤外，X光检查显示左髋股关节向背颅侧脱位，左尺骨严重碎裂（7 - 8块碎片）。通过将屈曲包扎的左腿吊在身体上14天，手动复位并固定髋股关节脱位。取下吊带和腿部绷带后，矛隼在2天内就完全恢复了对轻度收缩的左腿的使用。用8字形绷带固定左翼。尺骨碎片由完整的左桡骨对齐固定，左桡骨起到了内部生物夹板的作用。为促进快速愈合并重建完全的生物力学强度和正常功能，根据生物骨折愈合的概念对翅膀骨折进行治疗，未进行手术干预。尺骨在25天内完全愈合。为增强翅膀力量并确保捕食能力，在一名有执照的鹰猎者的监督下，这只矛隼在一个大型飞行室内进行康复训练。事故发生4个月后，它被放归其原生栖息地，并在接下来的2个繁殖季节继续繁衍后代，又产下了5只幼鸟。
