Traumatic skull fractures in dogs and cats: A comparative analysis of neurological and computed tomographic features.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic skull fractures (TSF) are relatively frequent in dogs and cats, but little information is available regarding their clinical and imaging features.

Hypothesis/objectives

To describe the neurological and computed tomographic (CT) features of a large cohort of dogs and cats with TSF.

Animals

Ninety-one dogs and 95 cats with TSF identified on CT.

Methods

Multicenter retrospective comparative study. Signalment, cause of trauma, fracture locations and characteristics, presence of neurological deficits, and 1-week survival were recorded. Fractures were classified according to the extent of fragmentation and displacement.

Results

The cranial vault was affected more frequently in dogs (P = .003), whereas the face and base of the cranium more

SUBMITTER: Amengual-Batle P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517851 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature