Surgical Repair of Coxofemoral Joint Luxation in a Wild Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

A wild black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) with dehydration and a non-weight bearing lameness of the left leg was rescued. On physical examination, the left knee was displaced laterally at almost a $90^{\circ}$ angle with firm swelling and crepitus in the area of the coxofemoral joint. Radiographs confirmed cranio-dorsal coxofemoral luxation. A closed reduction attempt failed. The coxofemoral joint luxation was reduced surgically by placement of the femoral neck next to the pelvis with a suture. Ten days after surgery, radiographs and computed tomography showed the femoral neck and head were positioned well within the acetabulum. At 20 days, the bird was using the affected limb normally, and could hunt and forage for food in a rehabilitation housing unit with a small pond. The bird was successfully released into the wild. The placement of the femoral neck adjacent to the pelvis with a suture can be successfully performed for cases of avian coxofemoral joint luxation. Furthermore, this procedure can provide sufficient stabilization of the coxofemoral joint and acceptable limb function.

야생 검은댕기해오라기에서 대퇴관절 탈골의 수술적 교정

왼쪽 뒷다리의 파행을 보이는 야생 검은댕기해오라기가 내원하였다. 신체검사에서 왼쪽 뒷다리가 외측으로 $90^{\circ}$ 돌아가 있었으며 대퇴관절부위의 부종이 관찰되었다. 혈액검사와 더불어 영상학적 검사가 진행되었다. 골반 방사선 사진상 왼쪽 대퇴관절의 앞쪽 등쪽 방향 탈골이 확인되었다. 비흡수성 봉합사를 이용하여 탈골을 고정한 후 관절낭 성형술을 이용한 수술적 방법으로 교정하였다. 수술 10일 후 거의 정상에 가까운 보행을 보였으며, 수술 20일 후 자연으로 복귀되었다. 본 보고는 야생조류에서 대퇴골 탈골의 영상 진단 과정과 수술적 교정방법에 대해 소개하였다.