Osteosynthesis with bone plaque in a black female howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)

The surgical treatment for the correction of fractures in wild animals requires the correct selection of the osteosynthesis method to be used, in such a way as to achieve the reduction and stabilization of the fracture focus, and an adequate evolution during the postoperative period. The purpose of this report was to describe and monitor bone healing in a tibiofibular oblique proximal diaphyseal fracture with a 2.7 mm bone plate implant in a female black howler monkey of the Alouatta caraya species. In the follow-up of the patient’s evolution, the radiographic images showed evidence of consolidation of both bones and stable fixation of the plate, providing early ambulation and complete recovery of limb function.