Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 2

Surgical management of mandibular and maxillary fractures with orthopedic wiring and bone plating

  • Author:
  • Prapat Singh1, S.K. Mahajan2,, Ashwani Kumar3, S.S. Singh4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 126 to 128

1PG Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science

2Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science

3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science

4Dean PG, GADVASU

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004 (Punjab)

*Corresponding author; E-mail: skmahajan73@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 31 August, 2016.

Abstract

The present study was conducted in 17 dogs with mandibular or/and maxillary fractures (n=30). 52.9% dogs suffering from mandibular fracture were under 1 yr of age. The most common cause of fracture was automobile accident (64.7%) followed by dog bite (17.6%). Common site of fracture was molar region (33%) followed by premolar region (26%). Orthopedic wiring and bone plating were found successful in repair of mandibular fracture with minimal complication.

Keywords

Bone plating, Dog, Mandibular fracture, Orthopedic wiring