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Lumbar laminectomy in a captive, adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

BACKGROUND: Animals held in captivity tend to live longer than do their wild counterparts, and as such, are prone to developing age-related degenerative injuries. Here, we present a case of an adult female polar bear with symptomatic lumbar stenosis. There is a paucity of literature on large mammali...

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Autores principales: Morrison, John F., Vakharia, Kunal, Moreland, Douglas B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680731
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_133_17