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Small Animal Orthopedic Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 52-4 - June 20, 2022
- Editors: Felix Duerr, Lindsay Elam
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 7 9 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 7 9 6 - 7
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Felix Duerr and Lindsay Elam bring their considerable expe… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Felix Duerr and Lindsay Elam bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Small Animal Orthopedic Medicine. Mobility and orthopedic challenges are common issues that can negatively impact the quality of life and overall health of small animal companion pets. This issue covers a wide range of topics to help practicing veterinarians identify, assess, treat, and manage orthopedic and mobility issues in pets.
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Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including canine mobility maintenance and promotion of a healthy lifestyle; joint injection techniques and indications; platelet-rich plasma as an orthobiologic: physical rehabilitation; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on small animal orthopedic medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Canine Comprehensive Mobility Assessment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Posture and stance
- Gait analysis
- Functional assessments
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Objective Gait Analysis: Review and Clinical Applications
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Clinical Guide
- Key points
- Introduction
- Shoulder
- Radiography
- Ultrasonography
- Computed tomography
- Needle/nano arthroscopy
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points-shoulder
- Elbow
- Radiography
- Ultrasonography
- Computed tomography
- Needle/nano arthroscopy
- Key points–elbow
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points–carpus
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points–digits
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points–hip/iliopsoas
- Radiography
- Ultrasound
- Needle/nano arthroscopy
- Computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points–stifle
- Radiography
- Ultrasonography
- Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
- Key points-tarsus
- Canine Mobility Maintenance and Promotion of a Healthy Lifestyle
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Canine Orthopedic Medicine
- Key points
- Introduction
- Acupuncture
- Clinics care points
- Chiropractic
- Clinics care points
- Summary
- Clinical Guide to Obesity and Nonherbal Nutraceuticals in Canine Orthopedic Conditions
- Key points
- Comparative obesity and physical activity in human medicine
- Physical activity plus hypocaloric diets for overweight/obese humans
- Obesity and physical activity in dogs
- Physical activity for overweight/obese dogs
- Physical activity plus hypocaloric diet for the overweight/obese canine
- Canine nonherbal osteoarthritis nutraceuticals
- Clinics care points
- Joint Injection Techniques and Indications
- Key points
- Indications and considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Intra-articular Injectates: What to Use and Why
- Key points
- Introduction
- Corticosteroids
- Viscosupplements
- Polyacrylamide hydrogels
- Orthobiologics
- Radionuclides for radiosynoviorthesis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Platelet-Rich Plasma as an Orthobiologic: Clinically Relevant Considerations
- Key points
- Introduction
- Platelet-rich plasma constituents
- Platelet-rich plasma in clinical practice
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Physical Rehabilitation for Small Animals
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Guidelines to Home Exercises and Lifestyle Modifications for Common Small Animal Orthopedic Conditions
- Key points
- Guidelines for home exercises
- Lifestyle modifications
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pathologies
- Key points
- Introduction
- History/background
- Types of devices
- Indications and treatment protocols
- Review of current evidence
- Use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy should be avoided near:
- Side effects
- Clinics care points
- Conditioning Dogs for an Active Lifestyle
- Key points
- General principles of conditioning
- Clinics care points
- Specific considerations for juvenile dogs
- Conditioning the inexperienced adult
- Providing adequate rest
- Considerations before exercise
- Specific activities
- Working dogs
- Summary
- Economic and Clinical Benefits of Orthopedic/Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 52-4
- Published: June 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323987950
- eBook ISBN: 9780323987967
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Felix Duerr
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Medicine and Mobility, Helen D. Van Dyke Chair in Orthopedic Medicine and MobilityLE
Lindsay Elam
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic, Medicine and Mobility