체중 25.2 kg 2년령 암컷 알라스카 말라뮤트 개가 교통사고 후 한강 동물병원에 내원하였다. 신체 검사에서 심한 유연과 견치 탈구를 보였으며 방사선 사진에서 앞쪽 하악골 골절이 관찰 되었다. 와이어링과 polymethyl methacrylate을 이용한 외고정을 실시하였다. 수술 7주 후 방사선 사진 검사에서 잘 발달 된 가골 형성이 골절 부위 피질에서 관찰 되었다. 수술 7주 후 핀이 제거 되었으며 정상적인 저작 운동을 관찰 할 수 있었다.
A sexually intact female Alaskan Malamute, 5-year-old weighing 25.2 kg presented to the Hangang Animal Hospital, following hit-by-car. On initial presentation, the dog had severe salivation and the right canine tooth luxation. Radiographs revealed fractures of the right rostral hemimandible with the right canine tooth luxation and symphyseal separation. Surgical repair of fractures was performed by use of an interdental wiring technique and external fixation technique that included pins, an acrylic connecting bar, and polymethyl methacrylate bone cement. Post-operative radiographs revealed that bridging callus was well formed over cortices of the fracture area. Pins and an acrylic connecting bar were removed 7 weeks post-operatively. The dog exhibited evidence of normal mastication.
