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General Trauma Concepts
This section provides essential principles for managing musculoskeletal trauma in small animals. Explore core concepts, including radiographic planning for accurate diagnosis, the fundamentals of bone healing, and fracture classification systems that inform treatment decisions. Additional resources cover implant selection, fixation...
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Medial Condylar Fracture Decision-Making
Jonathan Suber, DVM, DACVS-SA (Columbia, SC), provides an overview of medial condylar fractures and the decision-making options for their repair.
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OrthoLine™ Fracture Management System: Biomechanics
Sean Murphy, DVM, DACVS-SA (Boise, ID), explains the design rationale behind the OrthoLine™ fracture management system and reviews biomechanics.
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SynACART® Application in the Canine Stifle
Jonathan Suber, DVM, DACVS-SA (Columbia, SC), demonstrates the clinical application of a SynACART® implant in a canine stifle.
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Modified Cheli Approach: Lateral Approach for OCD Lesions
Ian G. Holsworth, BVSc, DACVS-SA (Ventura, CA), reviews a novel lateral shoulder approach known as the Cheli approach, which is used to treat OCD lesions.
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Ventral Approach to the Canine Hip
Ian G. Holsworth, BVSc, DACVS-SA (Ventura, CA), provides an overview and surgical demonstration of the ventral approach to the canine hip.
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Lateral Surgical Approach to the Femur
W. Mike Karlin, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVS-LA (North Grafton, MA), demonstrates the lateral surgical approach to the canine femur.
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Sacroiliac Fracture Repair With QuickFix Cannulated Screw and Fluoroscopic Guidance
Sarah Malek, DVM, DACVS-SA (West Lafayette, IN), demonstrates the use of a QuickFix cannulated screw under fluoroscopic guidance for sacroiliac fracture repair.
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Surgical Approach to the Ilium for Fracture Repair
Mark Rochat, DVM, DACVS (West Lafayette, IN), demonstrates the surgical approach to the illium for ilial fracture repair using a gluteal roll-up. He also highlights key anatomical structures encountered during dissection and shares tips and tricks for improving visualization.
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OrthoLine™ Distal Radial Plate: Procedure Demonstration
Sean Murphy, DVM, DACVS-SA (Boise, ID), demonstrates the OrthoLine™ fracture management system on a canine tibia using a plastic bone model.
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Medial Surgical Approach to the Canine Stifle and Intra-Articular Anatomy
Ian G. Holsworth, BVSc, DACVS-SA (Ventura, CA), performs a medial surgical approach and arthrotomy of the canine stifle and describes the anatomy.
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Radiograph Planning Tips and Pearls
W. Michael Karlin, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVS-LA (North Grafton, MA), reviews tips and tricks for planning radiographs for fracture repair.
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Stifle Collateral Ligament Injuries
MCL/LCL injury producing frontal plane laxity and altered stifle kinematics. Surgical repair or reconstruction with postoperative rehab aims to re-establish stability.
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Achilles Tendon Insertional Partial Repair With Double-Armed FiberWire® Suture and a Fixation Button
Kurt S. Schulz, DVM, DACVS (Burlington, VT), demonstrates the surgical technique for repairing an insertional partial Achilles tendon injury using double-armed FiberWire® suture and a fixation button.
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What Is Veterinary Orthopedic Surgery?
Laura Peycke, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR (College Station, TX), discusses the definition of veterinary orthopedic surgery and outlines the pathways available to veterinary students who wish to become veterinary orthopedic surgeons or incorporate orthopedic surgery into their clinical practice.
