title: [Dog bite injuries of the head and neck].
abstract: Dog bite injuries of the head and neck concern mostly children. Early definite surgical treatment provides the best cosmetic results. If necessary, detached tissue must be re-implanted and defects be closed by flap plasties. Antibiotics are given to prevent infections. In most cases, a lack of knowledge or misinterpretation of the animal's behaviour caused the dog bite injury. Only a few animals were really "vicious". Rabies was not found among the animals covered by our study.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Hundebissverletzungen im Kopf-Hals-Bereich.