Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Repair of bovine and equine mandibular fractures.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 1980
- Authors:
- Murch, K M
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This study looks at how veterinarians treated jaw fractures in a bull and a horse. The bull had a fracture on one side of its jaw, while the horse had fractures on both sides. They used a method called compression plating, which helped reduce pain and allowed both animals to start using their jaws normally again fairly quickly. Overall, the treatment was effective in helping both the bull and the horse recover.
Abstract
Clinical findings, surgical repair and postsurgical care of a unilateral fracture of the mandible of a bull and of a bilateral mandibular fracture in a horse are described. Compression plating limited the pain suffered by the animals and resulted in a quick return to function of the mandibles.
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