Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Abstract A 7‐year‐old female ostrich (Struthio camelus) presented with lameness, left intertarsal joint swelling and a healing wound on the caudomedial aspect of the joint. Synovial culture revealed Corynebacterium species and radiographs were consistent with progressive septic arthritis. Multiple t...
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| author | Melanie J. Peel Rodrigo S. Garcés Torres Marina Ivančić Benjamín E. Alcántar Hernández |
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| description | Abstract A 7‐year‐old female ostrich (Struthio camelus) presented with lameness, left intertarsal joint swelling and a healing wound on the caudomedial aspect of the joint. Synovial culture revealed Corynebacterium species and radiographs were consistent with progressive septic arthritis. Multiple treatments were attempted including through‐and‐through joint lavage, intra‐articular antibiotics, caudomedial arthrotomy, and regional limb perfusion in conjunction with systemic antibiotics and analgesia. Euthanasia was ultimately performed due to prolonged recumbency and poor prognosis. This report describes novel therapies and a surgical approach utilized for treatment of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich and exemplifies the poor prognosis described in other species presenting with non‐responsive septic arthritis of critical joints. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c06e89ff647b4c9296de5d68fb3d0e872022-12-22T04:09:59ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952022-01-018112512910.1002/vms3.643Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus)Melanie J. Peel0Rodrigo S. Garcés Torres1Marina Ivančić2Benjamín E. Alcántar Hernández3The Veterinary Department, Wildlife Safari Winston Oregon USAThe Veterinary Department, Wildlife Safari Winston Oregon USAZooRadOne Plainfield USAThe Veterinary Department, Wildlife Safari Winston Oregon USAAbstract A 7‐year‐old female ostrich (Struthio camelus) presented with lameness, left intertarsal joint swelling and a healing wound on the caudomedial aspect of the joint. Synovial culture revealed Corynebacterium species and radiographs were consistent with progressive septic arthritis. Multiple treatments were attempted including through‐and‐through joint lavage, intra‐articular antibiotics, caudomedial arthrotomy, and regional limb perfusion in conjunction with systemic antibiotics and analgesia. Euthanasia was ultimately performed due to prolonged recumbency and poor prognosis. This report describes novel therapies and a surgical approach utilized for treatment of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich and exemplifies the poor prognosis described in other species presenting with non‐responsive septic arthritis of critical joints.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.643avianarthrotomyCorynebacteriumratite |
| spellingShingle | Melanie J. Peel Rodrigo S. Garcés Torres Marina Ivančić Benjamín E. Alcántar Hernández Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) Veterinary Medicine and Science avian arthrotomy Corynebacterium ratite |
| title | Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| title_full | Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| title_fullStr | Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| title_short | Management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| title_sort | management of intertarsal septic arthritis in an ostrich struthio camelus |
| topic | avian arthrotomy Corynebacterium ratite |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.643 |
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