Mandibular symphyseal fracture in dogs [electronic resource]: a retrospective study on the incidence and age of cases admitted to the referral teaching hospital of faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo University, and some private clinics

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The mandible and maxilla have unique structural and functional characteristics compared
to the rest of the skeleton, which affect the incidence of their fractures, as well as the
complications that occur as a result, which may affect other vital systems such as the central
nervous, the digestive, and the respiratory systems. Mandibular symphyseal fracture in
dogs frequently happens as a result of forced trauma like being hit by vehicles, falling down
from a height, or fighting another dog. The current study was designed as a retrospective
and prospective study to record the incidence of dogs’ mandibular symphyseal fractures at
the referral teaching hospital of the faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo University, and
some private clinics in Egypt during a three-year study period from Jan 2020 to Dec 2022.
This study was conducted on total admitted fracture case of 949 dogs including 94 skull
fractures and 855 other fracture cases with an age ranging from 18.88 ± 22.41 months of
both sexes (640 male & 309 female). Establishing of skull fractures diagnosis was based
on history, clinical signs, and further diagnostic orthopedic examination and x-ray. From
the obtained data, it could be concluded that the incidence of dogs’ mandibular symphyseal
fractures at the referral teaching hospital of the faculty of veterinary medicine, Cairo
University, and some private clinics in Egypt was 5.1% of total canine fracture cases, and
51.1% of total canine skull fractures. Concerning age, the most affected age with
mandibular symphyseal fractures was recorded in age less than one year.
Keywords: Canine, Mandibular symphyseal fracture, Orthopedic surgery, Skull.

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