Case report

Pathological fracture of a red deer antler secondary to purulent inflammation - a case report.

Uwe Kierdorf orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-2460 ; Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
Horst Kierdorf ; Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
Dean Konjević ; Department for Game Biology, Pathology and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

A case of unilateral hard antler fracture in a red deer stag from Croatia is presented. The antler stump that remained, following the loss of the distal fracture fragment, shows evidence of purulent inflammation. The most likely cause of the inflammation is an injury to the velvet antler. We conclude that the fracture resulted from the impaired mechanical stability of the antler caused by the inflammation and its sequelae and thus represents a case of pathological fracture.

Keywords

antler pathologyaa; infection; purulent inflammation; red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Hrčak ID:

101992

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/101992

Publication date:

17.5.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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