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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2022

CT characterisation and classification of feline temporomandibular joint trauma: a case series of 79 cats.

Lisa A Mestrinho, Sónia Sf Sebastião, Maciej A Zwierucho, Aaron Lutchman, Lorrie Gaschen, Stephanie Goldschmidt, Graham Thatcher, Yu Izumisawa, Richard L Meeson

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Lisa A MestrinhoCIISA, Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2424-2106
Sónia Sf SebastiãoVets4Pets, Fosse Park, Leicester, UK.
Maciej A ZwieruchoFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Aaron LutchmanDepartment Clinical Science and Services, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hertfordshire, UK.
Lorrie GaschenDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Stephanie GoldschmidtCollege of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Paul, MN, USA.
Graham ThatcherSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0586-3214
Yu IzumisawaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Richard L MeesonDepartment Clinical Science and Services, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hertfordshire, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8972-7067
University of Lisbon · PTUniversity of London · GBCornell University · USLouisiana State University · USUniversity of Minnesota · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to characterise and describe patterns of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) injuries occurring in cats using CT.

methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in adherence with the STROBE guidelines. Among the medical and CT records of 79 cats, 158 TMJs were reviewed in a collaborative study between six institutions.

resultsTMJ injuries were most commonly unilateral, representing 70.9% of cases. The mandibular condyle was fractured in 88 cases (55.7%) of the 158 TMJs observed. Of those, 84.0% were intra-articular condyle fractures, with the medial half of the mandibular condyle over-represented. Luxations occurred in 32.9% of cases, which was 19.0% of all evaluated TMJs. Rostrodorsal luxations were most common representing 87.0% of all luxations. Temporal bone fractures were observed in 30.4% of all cases, which was 18.4% of TMJs. The majority of fractures were of an unknown cause. When the cause was determined, road traffic accident (RTA) was the most frequent, followed by animal interaction, other external forces (sharp or blunt force) and high-rise trauma. Bilateral injuries were 13.1 times more likely to occur in high-rise trauma ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Various TMJ injury patterns can occur in cats as a result of trauma. Intra-articular fractures of the medial half of the mandibular condyle occur most commonly. Although unilateral injuries are more frequent, high-rise trauma tends to present with bilateral lesions. Further studies with a larger sample size should be performed to better understand TMJ patterns of injury and how they relate to possible causes.

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Temporomandibular JointTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnimalsCatsCross-Sectional StudiesfractureluxationmandibleTemporomandibular joint

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PMCPMC10812329
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