Doyle technique in the repair of complete fracture in the humerus of toucan (Ramphastos toco): a case report

The aim of this study was to report the realization of the left humerus osteosynthesis of a wild bird using the Doyle technique. A toucan (Ramphastos toco) suffered a complete transverse fracture of the proximal third of the left humerus. After clinical evaluation and pre-operative procedures, the bird was submitted to osteosynthesis. The surgical technique used allowed a perfect coaptation of the bone fragments, resulting in the formation of a bone callus and recovery of the affected limb in a short period of time presenting this as an effective option for the correction of fractures of the humerus in medium size birds.

birds; orthopedics; Doyle