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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2014; 27(03): 192-197
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-13-06-0074
Original Research
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Retrospective evaluation of canine and feline maxillomandibular trauma cases

A comparison of signalment with non-maxillomandibular traumatic injuries (2003–2012)
B. L. Mulherin
1   Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
,
C. J. Snyder
1   Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
,
J. W. Soukup
1   Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
,
S. Hetzel
2   Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Received 12 June 2013

Accepted 22 February 2013

Publication Date:
21 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Objectives: To determine differences in signalment between maxillomandibular (MM) and non-maxillomandibular (non-MM) trauma patients to help predict the type of injury sustained.

Methods: A medical records database was searched from December 2003 to September 2012 to identify all MM trauma patients. A random sample of non-MM trauma patients was generated for comparison. Patient species, age, sex, weight, and injury aetiology were recorded for both populations.

Results: Sixty-seven MM trauma patients and 129 non-MM trauma patients were identified. Feline patients were almost twice as likely to be presented for MM trauma compared with non-MM trauma. The median weight of canine patients suffering MM injury was significantly less than that of non- MM patients (p = 0.025). A significant association existed between the causes of injuries associated with MM and non-MM trauma populations (p = 0.000023). The MM trauma patients were more likely to sustain injury as a result of an animal altercation (Bonferroni p = 0.001) while non-MM injuries were more likely to result from motor vehicle accidents (Bonferroni p = 0.001). Overall, animals that were less than one year of age with traumatic injuries were overrepresented (65/196) in comparison to the entire patient population.

Clinical significance: The results of this study may help guide clinicians in the evaluation and screening of trauma patients that are presented as an emergency. Cats, small dogs and animals suffering from animal altercations should all be closely evaluated for MM injury.

Keywords

Maxillomandibular - trauma - fracture - injury - signalment
 

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