Retrospective Study of Fractures in both Appendicular and Axial Skeletons of Birds Belonging to the Families Falconidae and Cariamidae

This retrospective study aimed to identify and classify fractures in the appendicular axial skeletons of birds from Cariamidae Falconidae families presented a referral centre. Twelve thirteen adult red-legged seriemas (Cariama cristata) had skeleton one an fracture. All occurred pelvic limbs, but bird also thoracic limb Among long-bone fractures, ten were tibiotarsus. these six comminuted, two transverse spiral. One seriema ulnar spiral fracture, exposed The included nine Carcara plancus, five Falco sparverius femoralis. Appendicular detected 14 Falconidae, one,and another both skeletons. Three other was fractures. Out all eight found humerus, three which exposed, spiral, oblique. Four ulna found; them transverse. There comminuted radius Tibiotarsus transversal In conclusion, highest prevalence skeleton; however, mainly whereas Faconidae more frequently limbs.