Banda de tensão bilateral em fratura de incisivo mandibular em equino: relato de caso

Abstract

Mandible fractures, common in horses, can occur when these animals attach their incisor teeth to a fixed object and abruptly pull their head back (avulsion fractures). The treatment can be conservative or surgical. The present study aimed to demonstrate the application of the tension band wire technique in the reduction of a bilateral mandibular incisor fracture in equine. After the application, the animal was radiographically evaluated on days fifteen and thirty. On the thirtieth day, bone callus formation and fracture consolidation were observed and the animal was discharged. The tension band proved to be a cheap, easy to apply and efficient method in reducing this type of fracture.