Chapter 53 Surgical Diseases of the Elbow Dominique J. Griffon Anatomy The elbow joint comprises three synovial joints: humeroradial, humeroulnar, and proximal radioulnar joints. The humeroradial joint transmits most of…
Chapter 104 Thoracic Wall Geraldine B. Hunt Access to the thoracic cavity is required for treatment of a variety of conditions in dogs and cats and ranges from simple tube…
Chapter 59 Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Control of Canine Hip Dysplasia Gail K. Smith, Georga T. Karbe, Kimberly A. Agnello and Mischa B. McDonald-Lynch Hip dysplasia is the most common orthopedic…
Chapter 80 Skin Grafts Mark W. Bohling and Steven F. Swaim General Considerations A skin graft is a segment of epidermis and dermis that is completely removed from the body…
Chapter 32 Thoracolumbar Spine Sharon C. Kerwin, Jonathan M. Levine and Daniel G. Hicks Surgery of the thoracolumbar vertebral column is indicated for spinal cord decompression, vertebral column stabilization/realignment, various…
Chapter 108 Vascular Surgery Heidi Phillips and Lillian Ruth Aronson Historically, permanent vascular interruption by ligation was the principal vascular surgical technique used by human and veterinary surgeons. In 1762,…
Chapter 67 Mandibular and Maxillofacial Fractures Randy J. Boudrieau Most mandibular and maxillofacial (maxilla and face) fractures are of traumatic origin as a result of significant blunt trauma, most often…
