A guide to canine and feline orthopaedic surgery / / Hamish R. Denny, Steven J. Butterworth

• Record Nr.: UNISA996209763103316
• Autore: Denny H. R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, USA, : Blackwell Science, c2000
• ISBN: 1-282-34252-5; 9786612342523; 0-470-69902-7; 0-470-69845-4
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (641 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ButterworthSteven J
• Disciplina: 636.089715; 636.7089747
• Soggetti: Dogs - Surgery; Cats - Surgery; Veterinary orthopedics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A Guide to Canine and Feline Orthopaedic Surgery; Contents; Preface; SECTION 1 GENERAL; 1 Fracture healing; 2 Bone grafts; 3 Healing of soft tissue injuries; 4 Osteochondrosis; 5 Intervertebral disc disease and spinal cord injury; SECTION 2 JOINT DISEASE; 6 Classification and investigation of joint disease; 7 Osteoarthritis; 8 Immune-mediated polyarthritides; 9 Infective (septic) arthritis; 10 Joint-related neoplasia; SECTION 3 FRACTURE MANAGEMENT; 11 Classification of fractures; 12 Options in fracture management; 13 Fracture complications; 14 Open fractures; 15 Treating fractures in immature patientsSECTION 4 THE SKULL AND SPINE; 16 The skull; 17 Neurological examination; 18 Differential diagnosis; 19 Further investigation of spinal diseases; 20 Peripheral nerve injury; 21 Spinal fractures and luxations; 22 Atlantoaxial subluxation; 23 Cervical disc disease; 24 Cervical spondylopathy; 25 Thoracolumbar disc disease; 26 Lumbosacral disease; 27 Discospondylitis; 28 Neoplasia of the vertebral column; 29 Miscellaneous conditions of the spine; SECTION 5 THE FORELIMB; 30 ; Examination and differential diagnosis of forelimb lameness; 31 The shoulder; 32 The humerus33 Theelbow; 34 The radius and ulna; 35 The carpus; 36 Themanus; 37 Forelimb amputation; SECTION 6 THE HINDLIMB; 38 Examination and differential diagnosis of hindlimb lameness; 39 The pelvis; 40 The hip; 41 The femur; 42 The stifle; 43 The tibia and fibula; 44 The tarsus; 45 The pes; 46 Hindlimb amputation; SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS ORTHOPAEDIC CONDITIONS; 47 Nutritional bone disease; 48 Non-nutritional bone disease; 49 Myopathies; 50 Peripheral neuropathies; 51 Bone neoplasia; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This successful book, first published in 1980 and now in its fourth edition, provides an authoritative guide for busy practitioners trying to keep pace with current trends in small animal orthopaedic surgery. In this new edition Hamish Denny and Steven Butterworth have retained the same practical approach but have completely rewritten and updated the book to provide a comprehensive review of orthopaedic and spinal conditions in the dog and cat. The illustrations have also undergone a major overhaul and the many line drawings are now combined with photographs and radiographs to clarify diagnost