A retrospective study of fracture cases presented to university of maiduguri, veterinary teaching hospital.

Abstract

In a nineteen years survey, 70 fracture cases were presented to the University of Maiduguri Veterinary Teaching Hospital (UMVTH). The percentage distribution of the fracture cases was determined according to species, etiology, affected bone, sex, age and type of fracture. The canine specie had the highest number of cases (41.4%), followed by Antelope, Ovine, and Feline with 17.1%, 15.7% and 11.4 % respectively. Thirty four (48.5%) of the fracture cases were of unknown etiology, while 25 (35.7%) of the fracture of known etiology occurred as a result of automobile Road Traffic Accident (RTA). The tibia, humerus and femur accounted for the majority of cases in this study. 31 (44.3%) cases were females and 36 (51.4%) were males. It is suggested that roaming of animals in areas with high volume of motor-vehicle traffic and dense population may be responsible for the high incidence of automobile accidents and trauma to animals resulting in the high incidences of fractures with unknown etiology.

Keywords: Survey, Fractures, Percentage Distributions

Nigerian Veterinary Journal Vol. 27 (3) 2006 pp. 25-35