{"id":16658,"date":"2017-02-21T08:58:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T08:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/?p=16658"},"modified":"2017-02-27T22:39:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T22:39:51","slug":"happens-bird-breaks-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/happens-bird-breaks-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if a bird breaks it wing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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En brukket ving er vanligvis en d\u00f8dsdom for en vill fugl. Hvis den overlever er det vanligvis fordi radius benet er brutt. Det er en av de to beinene som utgj\u00f8r underarm (mellom h\u00e5ndleddet og albuen). Det er to lange knokler som g\u00e5r\u00a0 side-ved-side (for eksempel bare i armen) og radius benet er tynnere av de to, og ved brudd, hvis endene fremdeles har kontakt med hverandre , er det mulig for kalsium for \u00e5 bygge opp og re-bro, og dermed helbredende den brukne ben.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration of the fracture<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Optimalt vil brudd som blir behandlet innen 24timer har optimal effekt og prognose.<\/p>\n

Det er ikke alltid slik dessverre – dyr ikke blir funnet i tide, eller at pleieren ikke forst\u00e5r viktigheten av at fuglen trenger behandling hos en veterin\u00e6r som kan utf\u00f8re kirurgisk ingrep om dette er n\u00f8dvendig.
\n\u00c5pne s\u00e5r (og s\u00e5ledes infiserte) i mer enn 24 timer har en mye d\u00e5rligere prognose. Jo lengre tid brudd ikke behanles, desto mer muskelkontraksjon, t\u00f8rking av vev, og progresjon av infeksjonen oppst\u00e5r. Endene av benet har begynt \u00e5 gro i l\u00f8pet av 48 timer.<\/p>\n

Tidsberegning ut i fra fargen p\u00e5 skaden:<\/p>\n

r\u00f8de mindre enn 24 timer<\/p>\n

bl\u00e5-lilla eldre enn 24 timer, men mindre enn 5 dager<\/p>\n

gr\u00f8nne – 5 – 7 dager<\/p>\n

gule st\u00f8rre enn 8 dager<\/p>\n

ingen farge – eldre enn 2 uker<\/p>\n

Dette er ikke alltid n\u00f8yaktig, men en ca. indikasjon!”<\/p>\n

A bird with a broken wing is as good as doomed out in nature. As it will be prey for other predators and be unable to catch food, its days would be numbered.<\/p>\n

A broken wing is usually a death sentence for any wild bird. The most common survivable scenario is if the bone called the radius<\/i> is broken. That is one of the two bones that comprise the forearm (between wrist and elbow). There are two long bones in that part of the arm, side-by-side (just as in your arm).The radius is the thinner of the two, and if that bone breaks but the broken ends still remain in contact with each other, it is possible for the calcium to build up and re-bridge the gap, healing the broken bone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"broken_bird_wing\"<\/p>\n

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Treatment options to heal the broken wing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Types of Fractures<\/strong><\/div>\n
We can describe fractures in different ways,<\/div>\n
Has it broken the skin?<\/div>\n
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Open fracture
\n<\/strong><\/div>\n
fractures are where the skin has been broken. They carry a poorer prognosis due to<\/div>\n
contamination of the wound and ascending bacterial infection.<\/div>\n
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Closed fracture
\n<\/strong><\/div>\n
fractures are where the skin has not broken. They carry a better prognosis.<\/div>\n
Is one bone or more affected?<\/div>\n
If one bone is affected, the prognosis is better.<\/div>\n
If two bones are affected \u2013 such as the radius and ulna of a wing, then surgical intervention is<\/div>\n
a necessity, and a poor prognosis results.<\/div>\n

Duration of the fracture<\/strong>
\nIn the perfect world, fractures that are repaired within 24 hours of their occurrence have the
\nbest outcome and prognosis.<\/p>\n

This does not always occur \u2013 animal is not found, or it is held by a member of the public, or more commonly, the carer does not appreciate the importance of the bird seeing a vet today and having a diagnosis made and surgery if required.
\nFractures that are open (and thus infected) for longer than 24 hours have a much poorer prognosis. The longer the fracture spends broken, the more muscle contraction, drying of tissues, and progression of infection that occurs. The ends of the bone have begun to heal over by 48 hours.<\/p>\n

We age fractures by looking at the colour of the bruising: red- less than 24 hours, blue-purple older than 24 hours but less than 5 days, green \u2013 5 \u2013 7 days, yellow greater than 8 days, no colour \u2013 older than 2 weeks. This is not accurate, but it is a start!<\/p>\n

Locations of Fractures<\/strong>
\nWhere the fracture is found has a great bearin g on whether the bird will be successfully released and also what method to fix the fracture is used.<\/p>\n

Humerus fractures \u2013 most common fracture an d requires surgery. Prognosis: 1.3% are released (Mason 2004)
\nRadius \u2013 can be bandaged, about 20% are successfully released.<\/p>\n

What fractures can be bandaged?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shoulder fractures of coracoid, scapula and furcula if less than 400g (Redig 1993) \u2013 and not in a high performance flier (raptor, migratory bird).<\/p>\n

– Radius \u2013 closed fractures from middle of bone to distal end.
\n– Ulna – closed fractures along length
\n– Hand \u2013 closed fractures (rare occurrence)
\n– Tibiotarsus \u2013 upper two thirds of bone \u2013 common in young magpies
\nMetatarsus (foot) \u2013 simple fractures \u2013 ball bandage required.<\/p>\n

Bandages are changed on the wing every 3 days, and every 5 \u2013 7 days for leg fractures. The frequency of bandage changes is dependent on the presence of open wounds \u2013 daily changes for first 3 days with saline dressings, reduced to changes every 3 \u2013 5 days dependent on the wound. Check bandages daily for swelling, pain or lack of use on limb.
\nUse Vetrap (Coplus, etc) or Micropore only as bandage material \u2013 NO ELASTOPLAST as it damages the feathers.<\/p>\n

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En brukket ving er vanligvis en d\u00f8dsdom for en vill fugl. Hvis den overlever er det vanligvis fordi radius benet er brutt. Det er en av de to beinene som utgj\u00f8r underarm (mellom h\u00e5ndleddet og albuen). Det er to lange knokler som g\u00e5r\u00a0 side-ved-side (for eksempel bare i armen) og radius benet er tynnere av […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_meta":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[97],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16658"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16746,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16658\/revisions\/16746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whykids.org\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}