Durket E, Kersh K, Dembek K, Riedesel E, Silverstone A, Kraus KH. Influence of plate type and placement on the immobilization of bilateral equine mandibular osteotomies: Ex vivo study.
Vet Surg 2019;
48:1450-1455. [PMID:
30951203 DOI:
10.1111/vsu.13198]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine the influence of plate fixation (locking or dynamic compression) and the site of application (ventral [V] or ventrolateral [VL]) on the resistance to bending of transverse mandibular fractures.
STUDY DESIGN
Ex vivo, simple randomized study.
SAMPLE POPULATION
Mandibles harvested from adult equine cadavers (n = 18).
METHODS
Bilateral osteotomies were created 1 cm caudal to the mental foramen and perpendicular to the long axis of each mandible. Mandibles were fixed with 1 of 3 methods: (1) VL dynamic compression plate (DCP), (2) V-DCP, or (3) VL locking compression plating (LCP). Constructs were mounted on a custom testing jig and tested for resistance in bending by applying force to the rostral aspect of the mandible. Stiffness and change of distance of the dorsal osteotomy at 200 N were compared among constructs.
RESULTS
VL-LCP constructs were 5.25 and 2.42 times stiffer than V and VL constructs, respectively (P<.001). Change in the width of the osteotomy gap at 200 N of load was reduced 6.04 times when osteotomies were stabilized with VL compared to V (P<.001); no difference was detected between the VL and VL-LCP constructs (P=.836).
CONCLUSION
Ventrolateral LCP fixation of equine transverse mandibular osteotomies provided greater resistance to bending compared with V and VL constructs.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
These results provide evidence to recommend fixation of transverse interdental mandibular fractures with VL-LCP rather than with DCP in horses.
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