Case report: Surgical closure of a facial defect in an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) utilizing a transpositional skin flap

Case report: Surgical closure of a facial defect in an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) utilizing a transpositional skin flap

Veterinary intervention in zoological species can be complicated by species-specific social dynamics. African wild dogs are a pack species and removal or separation of an individual may disrupt established pack hierarchy resulting in conspecific aggression. Therefore, medical interventions that opti...

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Main Authors: Armen M. Brus, Maureen Spinner, Tess Rooney, Kimberly A. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Lycaon pictus
transpositional flap
wound
wound management
secondary closure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1470528/full
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