title: Surgical correction of wry nose in four horses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe surgical techniques used for correction of congenital nasal deviation (wry nose) in horses (wry nose) and to report outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Horses (n=4), 5-17 months old with wry nose.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nasal deviation was corrected by transecting the premaxillae/maxillae and nasal bones at their site of maximum curvature and realigning and stabilizing the bones in a more normal alignment using internal fixation. The nasal septum was removed during the same anesthetic period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For each horse, physical appearance was improved and respiratory stridor eliminated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wry nose can be corrected by transecting the premaxillae/maxillae and nasal bones and stabilizing the transected bones in a more normal alignment; the nasal septum can be removed concurrently.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical correction of wry nose may provide a good functional and cosmetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. jschumac@utk.edu
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Palle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brink
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Easley
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pollock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome