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Canine and Feline Arthrology and Arthroscopy

  • 1st Edition - February 6, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Samuel Patrick Franklin, Antonio Pozzi, Kurt Schulz
  • Language: English

Get expert guidance on performing arthroscopy and advanced joint surgery in small animals! Canine and Feline Arthrology and Arthroscopy presents basic and advanced arthrosco… Read more

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Get expert guidance on performing arthroscopy and advanced joint surgery in small animals! Canine and Feline Arthrology and Arthroscopy presents basic and advanced arthroscopic, arthroscopic-assisted, and state-of-the-art open techniques for the management of joint disease in dogs and cats. Clear discussions of relevant topics include equipment, diseases, anatomy, and surgical treatment options. Multiple techniques for the same condition highlight key differences and explore their advantages and disadvantages. This comprehensive approach empowers the surgeon to understand the options available for treating a diverse array of medical conditions.

Key features

  • Chapters written by renowned authors with exemplary experience and research in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with joint disease
  • Multiple techniques for the same condition highlight key differences and explore the advantages and disadvantages of each technique
  • High-resolution images illustrate the various techniques and visually reinforce important concepts
  • Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features 224 high-quality videos that further demonstrate the details of surgical techniques, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Clinicians who would use the book include board certified, residency-trained, and non- trained surgeons. Board certified would include those in the ACVS and ECVS primarily

Table of contents

Part 1: General Principles of Arthroscopy

1 Introduction to Arthroscopy

2 Fundamentals of Arthroscopy Practice—Workflows and Checklists

3 Equipment

4 Complications and Frustrations

5 Arthroscopic Skill: Teaching and Learning

6 Second-Look Arthroscopy

7 Needle Arthroscopy
Part 2: Foundations of Arthroscopic Management

8 Structure and Function of Diarthrodial Joints

9 Biology and Assessment of Articular Cartilage

10 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Osteoarthritis

11 Focal Cartilage Injuries

12 Complex Articular Surface Injury

13 Intra-articular Injectable Therapies

14 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Septic Arthritis

15 Arthroscopic-Assisted Management of Articular Fractures

16 Arthroscopic-Assisted Evaluation of Periarticular Neoplasia and Uncommon Arthropathies

17 Arthroscopy of Partial and Total Joint Replacements
Part 3: Arthroscopic Management of the Shoulder Joint

18 General Principles of Shoulder Joint Arthroscopy

19 Osteochondrosis of the Shoulder Joint

20 Shoulder Instability

21 Diseases of the Biceps Brachii

22 Supraspinatus Tendinopathy

23 Lesions of the Caudal Glenoid
Part 4: Arthroscopic Management of the Elbow Joint

24 General Principles of Elbow Joint Arthroscopy

25 Osteochondrosis of the Elbow

26 Medial Coronoid Process Disease

27 Medial Compartment Disease of the Elbow

28 Ununited Anconeal Process

29 Humeral Intracondylar Defects, Fissures, and Incomplete Ossification

30 Elbow Incongruence
Part 5: Arthroscopic Management of the Carpus

31 General Principles of Carpal Arthroscopy
Part 6: Arthroscopic Management of the Coxofemoral Joint

32 General Principles of Coxofemoral Joint Arthroscopy

33 Arthroscopic Hip Assessment Pre-Pelvic Osteotomy

34 Coxofemoral Joint Trauma
Part 7: Arthroscopic Management of the Stifle Joint

35 General Principles of Stifle Arthroscopy

36 Diagnostic Stifle Arthroscopy

37 Meniscectomy and Meniscal Repair

38 Lateral Compartment Disease of the Stifle

39 Osteochondrosis of the Stifle Joint

40 Patellar Luxation

41 Intraarticular Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease
Part 8: Arthroscopic Management of the Tarsus

42 General Principles of Tarsal Joint Arthroscopy

43 Osteochondrosis of the Tarsus
Part 9: Feline Arthroscopy

44 Feline Arthroscopy

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 6, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

SF

Samuel Patrick Franklin

Affiliations and expertise
Founding Fellow MIS (Ortho); Chief of Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Kansas City Orthopedics;

AP

Antonio Pozzi

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Affiliations and expertise
Diplomate ACVS, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

KS

Kurt Schulz

Affiliations and expertise
Founding Fellow MIS (Ortho); Staff Surgeon, Peak Veterinary Referral Center, Ethos Veterinary Health; Ethos Discovery; Ethos Science Consultancy;