Howard M O, Nieves M A, Miles K G
Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 1996 Apr;32(2):370-2. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.2.370.
A case of synovial chondromatosis in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) was found in June 1993. In radiographs of bilateral swelling of the scapulohumeral joint we observed numerous mineralized foci in the soft tissue. The foci were identified by light microscopy as cartilaginous metaplasia. This is the first report of synovial chondromatosis in an owl.