THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO PEROSIS (SLIPPED GASTROCNEMIUS TENDON) IN THE CAPTIVE AFRICAN PENGUIN (SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS).

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1638/2024-0051

Lana Krol, Freeland H Dunker, Peter M DiGeronimo, John A Flanders, Maria Spriggs, Kim Tong, Vanessa C M Ferraz

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Abstract

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) chicks in human care can develop perosis, also known as medial luxation of the gastrocnemius tendon. This case series presents four cases of perosis in African penguin chicks and their differing therapeutic approaches. Conservative management appears to have limited success compared to surgical approaches. However, surgical repair comes with risks of severe postoperative complications. Limiting excessive growth of penguin chicks, addressing perosis in a timely fashion, and aggressive pre- and postoperative antibiotic therapy appear to increase success of therapy.

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圈养非洲企鹅（蝶）腓肠肌肌腱滑脱的治疗方法。

非洲企鹅（Spheniscus demersus）雏鸟在人类护理中可以发展骨质疏松，也称为腓肠肌肌腱内侧脱位。本病例系列介绍了非洲企鹅雏鸟的四个骨质疏松病例及其不同的治疗方法。与手术方法相比，保守治疗似乎成功率有限。然而，手术修复伴随着严重的术后并发症风险。限制企鹅幼崽的过度生长，及时解决骨质疏松问题，以及积极的术前和术后抗生素治疗似乎增加了治疗的成功率。

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来源期刊

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

14.30%

发文量

审稿时长

9-24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM) is considered one of the major sources of information on the biology and veterinary aspects in the field. It stems from the founding premise of AAZV to share zoo animal medicine experiences. The Journal evolved from the long history of members producing case reports and the increased publication of free-ranging wildlife papers. The Journal accepts manuscripts of original research findings, case reports in the field of veterinary medicine dealing with captive and free-ranging wild animals, brief communications regarding clinical or research observations that may warrant publication. It also publishes and encourages submission of relevant editorials, reviews, special reports, clinical challenges, abstracts of selected articles and book reviews. The Journal is published quarterly, is peer reviewed, is indexed by the major abstracting services, and is international in scope and distribution. Areas of interest include clinical medicine, surgery, anatomy, radiology, physiology, reproduction, nutrition, parasitology, microbiology, immunology, pathology (including infectious diseases and clinical pathology), toxicology, pharmacology, and epidemiology.