title: Retrospective evaluation of canine and feline maxillomandibular trauma cases. A comparison of signalment with non-maxillomandibular traumatic injuries (2003-2012).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine differences in signalment between maxillomandibular (MM) and non-maxillomandibular (non-MM) trauma patients to help predict the type of injury sustained.
  
  
  METHODS
  A medical records database was searched from December 2003 to September 2012 to identify all MM trauma patients. A random sample of non-MM trauma patients was generated for comparison. Patient species, age, sex, weight, and injury aetiology were recorded for both populations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-seven MM trauma patients and 129 non-MM trauma patients were identified. Feline patients were almost twice as likely to be presented for MM trauma compared with non-MM trauma. The median weight of canine patients suffering MM injury was significantly less than that of non-MM patients (p = 0.025). A significant association existed between the causes of injuries associated with MM and non-MM trauma populations (p = 0.000023). The MM trauma patients were more likely to sustain injury as a result of an animal altercation (Bonferroni p = 0.001) while non-MM injuries were more likely to result from motor vehicle accidents (Bonferroni p = 0.001). Overall, animals that were less than one year of age with traumatic injuries were overrepresented (65/196) in comparison to the entire patient population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study may help guide clinicians in the evaluation and screening of trauma patients that are presented as an emergency. Cats, small dogs and animals suffering from animal altercations should all be closely evaluated for MM injury.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Mulherin
authors.affiliation: Christopher J. Snyder, DVM, DAVDC, Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, United States, Phone: +1 608 890 0906, Fax: +1 608 263 7930, E-mail: csnyderdvm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Soukup
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hetzel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction / Q000662:veterinary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Maxillomandibular; fracture; injury; signalment; trauma