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Alloplastic and Heteroplastic Bill Prostheses in 2 Ramphastidae Birds

A black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracaris ) was presented for a beak injury in which one-fifth of the maxillary rhamphotheca was lost. A portion of a maxillary bill from a dead bird of the same species was used to replace the missing beak of the injured bird. The bird recovered from surgery and...

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Published in:Journal of avian medicine and surgery 2002-09, Vol.16 (3), p.218-222
Main Author: Crosta, L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A black-necked aracari (Pteroglossus aracaris ) was presented for a beak injury in which one-fifth of the maxillary rhamphotheca was lost. A portion of a maxillary bill from a dead bird of the same species was used to replace the missing beak of the injured bird. The bird recovered from surgery and did well for 3 months, after which it died during a yersiniosis outbreak. A channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus ) was treated similarly, but the beak of a different toucan species was used. This patient was observed for 2 months after surgery.
ISSN:1082-6742
DOI:10.1043/1082-6742(2002)016(0218:AAHBPI)2.0.CO;2