59-05-032 Proceeding

244 Proceedings of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Congress of her front forelegs causing the other foreleg to bear double the weight (one feet usually carries 2/3 of the entire body weight) and resulted in twisting, arching front leg from the elbow down and bruising around the palms. In order to relax the front leg that bears the body weight, elephant would try to move the forelegs closed to the rear forelegs as much as possible causing the spine to bend, twist and deformed, which has tremendous effect to baby elephants like “Mosha”. Therefore, casts or splints for elephants had been made and the result of the wearing was desirable. Mosha accepted and walked very well with the artificial leg because the foresight and the planning preparation of the Secretary-General to trainMosha into wearing and becoming familiar with the padded shoes before wearing the real prosthetic leg. 13. Pung Mae Kapae (Female, 27 years old): Left rear foot was injured by stepping on the landmines Treatment: August 4, 2010 - September 2011 (Treatment period of 405 days) The blast of the explosion blewher left rear foot into fragments with the nails still intact. While walking, the elephant would bend her back leg down. She was healthy and co-operated well with the treatment. Even though the treatment was effective and the wounds got better and better, the elephant still bent her legs while walking. Therefore, it was assumed that the explosion caused the ankle bone fracture and disabled the cow from walking regularly even when the lesion healed very well. Thus, stainless steel cast was made for her left rear foot. After that, she was able to walk without bending and treated until she could stand and put the weight on her foot without wearing the cast. 14. Pung Boonme (Female, 8 years old): Right front foot was injured by stepping on the landmines