Humeral Osteosynthesis Using a Locking Plate in an Infant Brown Howler Monkey (Alouatta guariba clamitans)

Jacqueline Meyer1, Inácio Bernhardt Rovaris1,2, Victória Regina de Queiroz Schmidt1

  • 1Center for Rehabilitation and Conservation of Wild Animals (PRESERVAS), Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Summary

A fractured humerus in an infant Brown Howler Monkey was successfully repaired using a titanium locking plate. The monkey regained limb function within 24 hours, allowing for its early release.