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A retrospective study of head fractures in 21 horses
Author(s) -
LITTLE C. B.,
HILBERT B. J.,
McGILL C. A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1985.tb14146.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , cranial cavity , surgery , retrospective cohort study , head (geology) , biology , paleontology , physics , optics
The clinical features of 21 horses which sustained head fractures are reviewed. There was a higher incidence of fractures in males and Standardbred horses. Surgical treatment was practical and successful in most cases when the fractures involved the bones of the jaws and the face. Fractures which involved the cranial cavity or the cranial nerves were difficult to treat and usually held a poor prognosis.