title: Unilateral comminuted and complicated fracture of the mandible due to dog attack.
abstract: Fractures of the mandible and their management are discussed in detail in textbooks and articles dealing with facial trauma. This paper presents the management and treatment of a case of a unilateral comminuted and complicated fracture of the mandible due to dog attack on a geriatric patient. The attack also severed the patient's right arm. Due to the severity of the trauma, an emergency surgery was performed on the mandible and arm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ngeow
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D001860:Bone Plates; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*