Facial trauma in a dog: advantages of the use of computed tomography on diagnostic of caudal fractures of mandible

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Vanessa Graciela Gomes Carvalho²  Ana Carolina Fonseca Pinto¹  Marco Antônio Gioso¹  Herbert Lima Correa²  Marcelo Gusmão Paraíso Cavalcanti¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Departamento de Cirurgia São Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: computed tomography;    facial;    trauma;    dog;    mandible;    fracture;    tomografia computadorizada;    facial;    trauma;    cão;    mandíbula;    fratura;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84782006000600046

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A multiple mandible fracture was diagnosed in a mixed breed dog. After clinical examination, extra-oral radiographs were used to evaluate the trauma but, a complete visualization of the fractures extension was difficult due to the great of structures of cranium. Then, the computed tomography was accomplished to help and to find all osseous tissues fractured, their exact location, existent fragments and their positions; being superior to the radiograph exam in the accurate diagnosis realized.

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