What Is Your Diagnosis?

Abstract

An adult 4-kg (8.8-lb) female Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) was brought in to the veterinary clinic for evaluation after being found injured and on the side of the road. The cause of injuries was unknown; the bird had abrasions on the left side of its body over the elbow joint, tarsometatarsus, and metatarsophalangeal joint. The area over the left tarsometatarsus was edematous and warm to the touch. The goose had slow withdrawal reflexes in the left pelvic limb and was unable to stand because of paresis of the left pelvic limb. Left lateral and ventrodorsal radiographic views of the whole body were obtained from which close-up radiographic images of the thoracic limbs (humeri) and left tarsometatarsus, respectively, were evaluated (Figure 1). Determine whether additional imaging studies are required, or make your diagnosis from Figure 1-then turn the page →