Premium
Mandibular Fractures in the Cat A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
UMPHLET RANDALL C.,
JOHNSON A. L.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1988.tb01028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , condyle , coronoid process , retrospective cohort study , cats , dentistry , surgery , soft tissue , elbow
A retrospective study was made of 75 mandibular fractures in 62 cats. Mandibular fractures comprised 14.5% of all fractures seen in 517 cats. Automobile trauma was the cause of injury in more than 50% of the cases. The mean age of patients was 29.5 months. Symphyseal fractures were most common (73.3%), followed by fractures of the body (16%), condyle (6.7%), and coronoid process (4%). Sixty‐seven percent of the fractures were stabilized. Cerclage and interfragmentary wiring were the most common forMS of fixation. Antibiotics were administered to 73.6% of the patients. Complications were reported in 24.5% of the cats. Malocclusion and soft tissue infections were the most frequent complications. Complications developed more commonly in cats with multiple or open fractures. Clinical union occurred by an average of 6 weeks (range, 3–12 weeks) for symphyseal fractures, 10 weeks (range, 8–16 weeks) for body fractures, 6 weeks for coronoid fractures, and 6 weeks (range, 4–8 weeks) for condylar fractures.