A Surgical Perspective
Orthopedic Emergencies…is there really such a thing? Ya, ya, you betcha! How can you be a joint or a bone’s best friend? Read on… Part 1. Joint luxation The …
Congenital hip dysplasia is old news. It is a developmental condition characterized by loose coxofemoral joints that, over time through the rough ride of walking/running through life, results in …
Since my deep dive into prophylactic hip dysplasia treatment with the Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO) during my residency1, a few more answers have been firmed up toward optimal diagnosis …
The fracture of one or more metacarpal or metatarsal bones is quite common in our small animal patients. Dropped, stepped on, hit by car. The degree of trauma to …
ORTHO TIPS AND TRICKS My family is in the midst ofdealing with the human medical insurance system on a topic that quite literally requires someone to click a box …
Yup. That is exactly right! A superficial digital flexor tendon luxation happens acutely with a “yipe!” while a dog is playing. S/he is acutely 3-legged lame. and the point …
Nicole A. Heinrich DVM, DACVD and Lara M. Rasmussen DVM, MS, DACVS McKeever Dermatology Clinics and Direct Veterinary Surgery What is hyperplastic otitis (aka cocker spaniel ears, aka bulldog …
Ok, this is not a term to describe your technical staff taking their 23rd x-ray on the same squirmy patient! Stressed views are tools used to further characterize the …
I’ve written about Laryngeal Paralysis before but wanted to drill down on one component of the polyneuropathy that underpins the condition (in the idiopathic Geriatric Onset Laryngeal Paralysis Polyneuropathy, …
Odd how the human opioid cup runneth over and the veterinary opioid river runneth dry. It sure is the topic of conversation as I tour the Cities doing surgery. …