Briggs M, Schmidt M, Black D, Roach R, Opdahl J, Stark G, Owens D, Driver M
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J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1988 May 15;192(10):1455-6.
An 18-year-old African elephant was determined to have a nonrepairable crack in its left tusk. Treatment included extraction of the tusk, using rotational and extractional forces, and administration of antibiotics, followed by 1 year of flushing the opened tusk cavity with warm tap water. Two years after surgery, the elephant was healthy, and the tusk cavity was 80% filled with normal tissue.
一头18岁的非洲象被诊断出左象牙有一处无法修复的裂缝。治疗方法包括使用旋转和拔除力拔出象牙，并使用抗生素，随后用温自来水冲洗开放的象牙腔1年。手术后两年，这头大象健康状况良好，象牙腔中80%被正常组织填充。
