title: [Facial injuries caused by dog bite].
abstract: Dog bite injuries occur statistically in urban areas every three days. Thirty such injuries to the face were treated at the Ear-Nose-Throat University Hospital, Erlangen-Nuremberg, between 1973 and 1990. The average age of the patients was 15 years. The dogs most frequently involved were the Alsatian wolfhound (43%) and the badger dog (21%). The majority of the victims were family members (59%) or at least known to the owner of the dog (28%). Only in 14% of the cases was no correlation found. Dog bite injuries most frequently happened during playing with the dog (53%) or when the victim bowed to the dog (33%). Dog bites without cause were uncommonly found (7%). Of all facial injuries the nose was most frequently involved (50%) and severely afflicted. In our experience, replantation of the avulsed part always resulted in necrosis. In contrast, the most favorable results were achieved when defects were reconstructed immediately.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenkranke, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rettinger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reichensperger-Goertzen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004285:Dogs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Gesichtsverletzungen durch Hundebiss.