| surgical amputation of a digit and vacuum-assisted-closure (v.a.c.) management in a case of osteomyelitis and wound care in an eastern black rhinoceros (diceros bicornis michaeli). | a 14-yr-old female eastern black rhinoceros (diceros bicornis michaeli) presented with progressive suppurative osteomyelitis in her left hind lateral toe. beta-hemolytic streptococcus sp. was isolated. the animal was treated with multiple systemic antibiotics, and topical wound cleansing. repeated debridements and nail trimmings were performed for 5 mo prior to electing amputation. the toe was surgically amputated under general anesthesia between the first and second phalanges. analgesia was dif ... | 2011 | 22946413 |