edited by John Houlton
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders covers conditions of bone, tendon and muscle, to provide a ready reference for the small animal practitioner faced with a dog or cat showing lameness, stiffness or joint pain.
Key points:
- Part of Orthopaedics mini-series
- Focus on most common conditions encountered in practice
- Step-by-step operative technique illustrations
- Notes on referral procedures
- Biomaterials
- Surgical arthroscopy
- International authors
Contents
- An Approach to the Lame Dog or Cat
- Radiography
- Laboratory Investigations
- Advanced Diagnostic Techniques
- Diseases and Disorders of the Bone
- Disturbances of Growth and Bone Development
- Arthritis
- Muscles and Tendons
- Muscles and Tendon Injuries
- Diseases of Muscle and the Neuromuscular Junction
- Tumours of the Musculoskeletal System
- Neurological Causes of Lamesness
- Surgical Biology of Joints
- Principles of Articular Surgery
- Surgical Instrumentation
- Biomaterials for Joint Surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Arthroscopic Equipment
- Principles of Arthroscopy
- Postoperative Management and Rehabilitation
- The Shoulder
- The Elbow
- The Carpus
- The Distal Limb
- The Hip
- The Stifle
- The Tarsus
- The Temporomandibular Joint
Index