Rossetti Diogo Pascoal, Rahal Sheila Canevese, Vulcano Luiz Carlos, Shigue Daniela Akemi, Teixeira Carlos Roberto
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2014 Sep;45(3):712-4. doi: 10.1638/2013-0283R2.1.
An adult female free-ranging six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) was presented with an inverted L-shaped fracture of the left pectoral carapace. The fracture was stabilized with the use of three simple interrupted interfragmentary sutures of 2-0 nylon. After 7 days, wound dehiscence occurred, so sutures were replaced and the wound treated topically with castor bean oil cream. Healing of the fracture was observed after 14 days of this treatment.
