Abstract
An injured subadult oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) was admitted to the Wildlife First Aid Station at Endemic Species Research Institute. The bird presented ring-like skin bruising in the right distal tibiotarsus, hypertension of the right leg, and unwilling to stand. Examination by X-ray revealed a luxation of its right femorotibial joint, its right tibiotarsus and articular cavity was 1.5 cm apart. The bird was anesthetized by isoflurane and then reduced luxation. Intramedullary pins were normograded into the femur and tibiotarsus from the knee. The exposed portions of each pin were shorten and bent. These pins were joined with epoxy putty and the right leg was bandaged to provide rigid stability. Intramedullary pins were removed on the 20th day after surgery. The bird showed normally perching and jumping behaviors on the 21th and 38th day after surgery, respectively. This surgical technique represented a convenient and useful way to reduce femorotibial luxation in a wide variety of avian species.
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