Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Foal with wry nose - how surgery helped fix it
By Rangel, Julia P P et al.·Published in Journal of equine veterinary science·2020·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Correcting Campylorrhinus Lateralis in a Foal by Bone Distraction: A Case Report.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 2-month-old Mangalarga Marchador foal was brought in with a condition called wry nose, which caused a noticeable twist in its upper jaw, leading to breathing problems and misaligned teeth. The veterinarian performed surgery using a technique called bone distraction to correct the jaw's position. After 90 days, the device used in the surgery was removed, and the foal showed significant improvement, with its teeth aligning better and breathing noises disappearing.
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Abstract
Campylorrhinus lateralis, also known as "wry nose," is a congenital malformation that mainly affects Thoroughbreds. These horses have a unilateral deviation of the maxillae that may be to one side or the other side, and it causes airway obstruction and dental malocclusion. The choice of treatment is not necessarily operation; however, the treatment of choice, which aims to repair the maxillae deviation, is surgical to improve the horse's respiratory condition and correct the dental occlusion. There are currently no reports describing the first surgical technique for such deformity described by Valdez et al. The present study describes the case of a 2-month-old foal of the Mangalarga Marchador breed that was diagnosed with wry nose. The foal presented with accentuated maxillae deviation to the right side, malocclusion of the incisor teeth, and respiratory noises. After diagnosis and physical examination, the foal was treated by surgical correction of the deviation. To correct the deviation, the bone distraction technique with unilateral osteotomy of the right maxillae and fixation of the external bone distractor was chosen. After 90 days, the bone distractor was removed; consequently, malocclusion of the incisors was greatly improved, and respiratory noises were eliminated.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32172923/