eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2333-1259 2017-01-11 4 6 100 102 10.12691/ijdsr-4-6-2 IJDSR2016462 article Facial Trauma Caused By Captive Ostrich Attack Surgically Managed With Iliac Bone Graft- Case Report Bruna da Fonseca Wastner bruna.wastner@gmail.com 1 William Phillip Pereira da Silva 1 Roberta Targa Stramandinoli-Zanicotti 1 José LuisDissenha 1 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ErastoGaertner Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Human injuries caused by ostriches are rare and there are few cases on the literature. This species of animal may show aggressive behaviour related to territoriality and may even attack potential predators. The main purpose of this paper is to report a case of a patient who suffered an attack by a domestic ostrich causing severe facial injuries, treated with surgery. The patient is in follow up and no permanent damage is reported. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/4/6/2/ijdsr-4-6-2.pdf ostrich trauma face fracture animal attack