Lumbar diskectomy in a human-habituated mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei)
Lumbar diskectomy in a human-habituated mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei)
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Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
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English
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Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
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The authors report a case of a human-habituated mountain gorilla, Alvila, resident at the San Diego Zoo, who was found to have a herniated intervertebral lumbar disc after being attacked by the gorilla troop's silverback male gorilla. Ultimately, the gorilla required surgical intervention for her disease and made a full recovery. To our knowledge,...
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Lumbar diskectomy in a human-habituated mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei)
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70688893
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70688893
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0303-8467
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1872-6968
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10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.12.011
