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Mandibular Fracture in Single‐humped Camels
Author(s) -
Ahmed Ahmed F.
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.00898.x
Subject(s) - medicine , interdental consonant , mandibular fracture , dentistry , radiography , biting , orthodontics , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , surgery , oral and maxillofacial surgery , ecology , botany , biology , genus
Objective To report the causes and classification of mandibular fractures in dromedary camels and outcome after treatment. Animals Single‐humped camels (n = 116) with mandibular fracture. Methods At admission, cause, site, classification, and radiography of mandibular fractures were recorded. Factors affecting fracture healing were analyzed. Results Biting was the main cause of mandibular fractures in camels, which occurred more commonly in older males ( P = .001) than in females. Open fractures were more common than closed ones (92.2% versus 7.8%, P = .0001) and single fractures were more frequent (82%) than multiple and comminuted fractures (18%; P = .001). Fractures were treated by interdental wiring (91.2%) or U‐shaped aluminum bar (8.8%) and healing occurred in most (83.2%) fractures. Conclusions In dromedary camels, mandibular fracture is most commonly caused by bites and can be successfully repaired by interdental wiring or a U‐bar technique with good outcome.