Management of Bilateral Mandibular Fractures Using Intraoral Unilateral Application of Bone Plates in the Dromedary Camel

A clinical study to evaluate unilateral application of 10 holes dynamic compression plates (DCPs) for the treatment of bilateral fracture of the mandible insingle-humped camels. Six cases of typical mandibular fractures in the dromedary camel were treated by unilateral application of 3.5 mm 10holes DCP. Restrained of camels was performed with deep sedation using xylazine hydrochloride and ketamine hydrochloride. The main cause of mandibular fractures in the recorded cases was the biting. The result was quite encouraging and all the animals had an uneventful healing. No loosening of the fixation screws were noted in any case and all the fractures healed at variable time intervals ranging from 2.5 to 3 months period. We concluded that bilateral mandibular fracture in dromedary camels could be successfully repaired by unilateral bone plate with good outcome without additional fixation devices. At the present time, to our knowledge, this investigation could be considered the first report on the use unilateral intraoral DCP in clinical bilateral mandibular fractured cases of camels.