ARTHRODESIS OF THE ELBOW JOINT IN A LIONESS

Septic arthritis of the elbow due to trauma was diagnosed in a young l ioness and the joint was fused with internal and external fixations. E xternal skeletal fixation was used for three months in order to augmen t bone plating and enhance bone fusion of the joint. Combining interna l and external stabilizing procedures was tolerated by the animal and permitted limb salvage in a large, growing, non-domesticated animal.