Surgical approach to the hip joint of hedgehog (Coendou prehensilis, Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia)

Authors

  • André Luiz Quagliatto Santos
  • Simone Borges Salgueiro De Simone
  • Saulo Fernandes Mano de Carvalho
  • Lorena Tannús Menezes
  • Liliane Rangel Nascimento
  • Arthur Paulino Sanzo Kaminishi
  • Juliana Macedo Magnino Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n18.1116

Keywords:

Anatomy, pelvic limb,dislocation

Abstract

The objective was to study the technique of surgical approach to the hip joint of hedgehog (Coendou prehensilis) using four adult specimens that were sent to the Laboratory for Teaching and Research on Wild Animals. A skin incision over the greater trochanter, along the cranial border of the biceps femoris muscle in order to release the muscle tensor fascia lata with its edge in the gluteus medius was the technique of choice. The skin margins were divulsed and remote. The technique proved effective for the animal in question.

Published

2015-09-12

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Surgical approach to the hip joint of hedgehog (Coendou prehensilis, Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia). (2015). Pubvet, 5(18). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n18.1116

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