Feline Orthopedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease
- 1st Edition - August 25, 2008
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- Author: Geoff Sumner-Smith
- Editors: P. M. Montavon, Katja Voss, Sorrel J Langley-Hobbs
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 2 9 8 6 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 3 3 0 8 - 7
Feline Orthopedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease is the first book dedicated specifically to treating cats with disorders in this specific area. The practice of feline… Read more
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Feline Orthopedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease is the first book dedicated specifically to treating cats with disorders in this specific area. The practice of feline orthopedic surgery and traumatology has developed to a great extent over the last ten years as cat ownership is increasing and this textbook discusses new veterinary diagnostic procedures and surgical techniques that have been developed that veterinarians, residents and students working in the field of internal medicine need to know about.
- Covers the basics of feline anesthesia, analgesia, preoperative and postoperative care of the patient, orthopedic instrumentation and implants
- Contains detailed sections on investigation and diagnosis of feline orthopedic diseases and injuries, with specific chapters on diseases of the footpads and nails, tumors of the musculoskeletal system, and polytrauma
- Surgical techniques of feline orthopedic diseases and injuries are explained step-by-step with many schematic illustrations
- Presents both classical treatments using cost-effective implants and new osteosynthesis techniques using modern implants
- Over 20 new and original surgical methods are included
veterinary students, interns, residents, private practitioners, and surgeons
- Clinical Approach to the Orthopedic Patient
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Polytrauma
- Introduction to Musculoskeletal Injuries
- The Surgical Patient
- Orthopedic Materials, Instruments, Implants and Techniques
- Treatment of Selected Surgical Diseases and Injuries
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 25, 2008
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- Language: English
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P. M. Montavon
Affiliations and expertise
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandKV
Katja Voss
Affiliations and expertise
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandSL
Sorrel J Langley-Hobbs
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery
European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
School of Veterinary Sciences
University of BristolGS
Geoff Sumner-Smith
Affiliations and expertise
University Professor Emeritus; Editor-in-Chief, Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and TraumatologyRead Feline Orthopedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease on ScienceDirect