Small Animal Surgery
- 6th Edition - February 5, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editor: Theresa Welch Fossum
- Language: English
Master small animal surgery from foundational principles to advanced procedures! Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition, is the go-to, full-color guide to everything t… Read more
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Description
Description
Master small animal surgery from foundational principles to advanced procedures! Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition, is the go-to, full-color guide to everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. Information on general principles includes the basics of a sterile field, surgical instrumentation, suturing, the use of antibiotics, and preoperative and postoperative care. Surgical coverage ranges from basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced procedures like the craniotomy and vertal slots. With each purchase of a print book, you’ll gain access to an eBook providing a fully searchable version of the book plus step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare instructions, and more. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery!
Key features
Key features
- Well-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in clinical and emergency situations
- Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques includes radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging
- Anesthesia Protocols offer quick access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with a specific disease or disorder, including drug dosages
- Clinical Tip and Note boxes provide at-a-glance help in diagnosing and treating surgical conditions
- Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with those in human medicine
- Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles
- eBook version, included with every new print purchase, features 200 step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare Instructions, and rarely performed procedures, plus digital access to the book’s text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
Readership
Readership
Veterinary students; Veterinary practitioners who perform some surgery
Table of contents
Table of contents
PART ONE: General Surgical Principles
1. Principles of Surgical Asepsis
2. Care and Handling of Surgical Equipment and Supplies
3. Surgical Facilities and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment
4. Preoperative and Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
5. Preparation of the Operative Site
6. Preparation of the Surgical Team
7. Surgical Instrumentation
8. Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis
9. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection
10. Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient
11. Principles of Anesthesia and Anesthetics
12. Pain Management and Acupuncture
13. Optimization of Postoperative Recovery
14. Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation and Adjunctive Therapies
15. General Principles of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
PART TWO: Soft Tissue Surgery
16. Surgery of the Integumentary System
17. Surgery of the Eye
18. Surgery of the Ear
19. Surgery of the Digestive System
20. Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
21. Surgery of the Liver
22. Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System
23. Surgery of the Endocrine System
24. Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System
25. Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter
26. Surgery of the Bladder and Urethra
27. Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems
28. Surgery of the Cardiovascular System
29. Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System
30. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall
31. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm
PART THREE: Orthopedics
32. Orthopedic Examination and Basic Orthopedic Principles
33. Principles of Fracture Diagnoses and Management
34. Management of Specific Fractures
35. Diseases of the Joints
36. Arthroscopy
37. Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease
38. Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
39. Orthopedic Infections - Diagnosis and Treatment
40. Other Diseases of Bones and Joints
PART FOUR: Neurosurgery
41. Neurologic Examination, Neuroanatomy, and Neurolocalization
42. Neurodiagnostic Overview for the Small Animal Surgeon
43. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Neurosurgery
44. Craniectomies and Intracranial Surgery
45. Craniocervical Junction Anomalies
46. Surgery of the Cervical Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
47. Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
48. Surgery of the Lumbosacral Vertebral Column and Cauda Equina
49. Peripheral Nervous System Disorders and Diagnostic Techniques
1. Principles of Surgical Asepsis
2. Care and Handling of Surgical Equipment and Supplies
3. Surgical Facilities and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment
4. Preoperative and Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
5. Preparation of the Operative Site
6. Preparation of the Surgical Team
7. Surgical Instrumentation
8. Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis
9. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection
10. Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient
11. Principles of Anesthesia and Anesthetics
12. Pain Management and Acupuncture
13. Optimization of Postoperative Recovery
14. Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation and Adjunctive Therapies
15. General Principles of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
PART TWO: Soft Tissue Surgery
16. Surgery of the Integumentary System
17. Surgery of the Eye
18. Surgery of the Ear
19. Surgery of the Digestive System
20. Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
21. Surgery of the Liver
22. Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System
23. Surgery of the Endocrine System
24. Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System
25. Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter
26. Surgery of the Bladder and Urethra
27. Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems
28. Surgery of the Cardiovascular System
29. Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System
30. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall
31. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm
PART THREE: Orthopedics
32. Orthopedic Examination and Basic Orthopedic Principles
33. Principles of Fracture Diagnoses and Management
34. Management of Specific Fractures
35. Diseases of the Joints
36. Arthroscopy
37. Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease
38. Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
39. Orthopedic Infections - Diagnosis and Treatment
40. Other Diseases of Bones and Joints
PART FOUR: Neurosurgery
41. Neurologic Examination, Neuroanatomy, and Neurolocalization
42. Neurodiagnostic Overview for the Small Animal Surgeon
43. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Neurosurgery
44. Craniectomies and Intracranial Surgery
45. Craniocervical Junction Anomalies
46. Surgery of the Cervical Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
47. Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
48. Surgery of the Lumbosacral Vertebral Column and Cauda Equina
49. Peripheral Nervous System Disorders and Diagnostic Techniques
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: February 5, 2027
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Theresa Welch Fossum
Theresa W. Fossum, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVS is currently CEO of Epic Veterinary Specialists and CEO and Co-Founder at Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care.
Dr. Fossum was previously the Vice President of Research and Strategic Initiatives and a Professor of Veterinary Surgery at Midwestern University. Dr. Fossum is responsible for overseeing the development of the Midwestern University Institute for Healthcare Innovation (IHI) including but not limited to clinical trials, new research funding programs and related work that impacts the One Health philosophy of Midwestern University.
Dr. Fossum is a world-renowned veterinary surgeon and served as the Clinical Director for Cardiothoracic Surgery and Biomedical Devices in the Michael E. DeBakey Institute at Texas A&M University. Dr. Fossum holds an honorary chair from Swansea University in the UK.
Dr. Fossum has authored or co-authored 100 manuscripts in referred journals in addition to her authorship of Small Animal Surgery. She was named a Distinguished Alumnus at The Ohio State University in 2007 and received the Texas A&M University System Innovator of the Year Award in 2008. Dr. Fossum was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute for 15 years and is a member of the Board of Governors for the Foundation for Biomedical Research. She is the former chair of that Board. Dr. Fossum is a previous recipient of the Wiley Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Medicine Award and the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award at Texas A&M University.
Affiliations and expertise
Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Midwestern University, USA