Peripheral neuropathy secondary to a neuroma in an Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio)

A 1.5-year-old male Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) was presented for evaluation of a progressive decrease in weight-bearing on a previously injured right leg. Neurologic deficits were noted and progressed despite therapy. A neuroma was diagnosed on necropsy adjacent to the historical femoral malunion. This report describes a presumptive traumatic neuroma of nonartificial origin in a bird with clinical evidence of nerve dysfunction. A...