External Skeletal Fixation for Surgical Repair of
a Bilateral Mandible Fracture in a Mediterranean Buffalo
G Della Valle*,
J Guccione, MP Pasolini, P Ciaramella and G Fatone
Department of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli
Federico II, Naples, Italy *Corresponding author:
giovanni.dellavalle@unina.it
Abstract
The surgical treatment and follow-up of a
bilateral fracture of the molar part of the horizontal mandibular ramus, of a
dairy Mediterranean Buffalo in “the field” were described. The mandibular region
was swollen, painful and unstable on palpation. The radiographic examination
confirmed the diagnoses. The association between sedation and nerve block of the
mandibulo-alveolar nerve assured restraint and analgesia. The fractures were
stabilized by linear skeletal external fixation, recycled from human medicine
allowing a good mouth occlusion. Fifty-five days after surgery the fractures
were completely healed and the heifer regularly calved 3 months after without
any consequence for calf health.
To Cite This Article:
DellaValle G, Guccione J, Pasolini MP, Ciaramella P and Fatone G, 2018.
External Skeletal Fixation for surgical repair of a bilateral mandible fracture
in a Mediterranean Buffalo. Pak Vet J, 38(4): 456-458. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2018.073