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Treatment and Outcomes of Tusk Fractures in Managed African Savanna and Asian Elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) across Five Continents

SIMPLE SUMMARY: When tusk fractures occur in elephants under managed care, they can expose the soft tissues and substantial blood supply of the tusk’s pulp. The management strategies and clinical consequences of those fractures vary immensely in both the literature and the collective experiences of...

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Autores principales: Rose, Josephine B., Leeds, Austin, Yang, Linda M., LeMont, Rachel, Fayette, Melissa A., Proudfoot, Jeffry S., Bowman, Michelle R., Woody, Allison, Oosterhuis, James, Fagan, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9100196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565551
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12091125