Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement providesan up-to-date, comprehensive examination of joint replacement inveterinary surgery. Part of the Advances in VeterinarySurgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation, the bookpresents an evidence-based, multi-system examination of the currentstate of hip, knee, and elbow replacement in dogs and cats,including information on biomechanics and biomaterials not found inother sources. Written by an international group of experts,the book offers guidance on the history, indications,contraindications, clinical procedures, and a review of the currentliterature for these surgical techniques.
Focusing on replacement of the hip, knee, and elbow, the bookalso covers disc, shoulder, carpus, and tarsus replacement, as wellas information on the development of custom prostheses. Eachsection incorporates information on potential complications andoutcomes assessment. Advances in Small Animal Total JointReplacement is an unparalleled repository of information forveterinary surgeons, residents, and practitioners with an interestin these procedures.
Jeffrey N. Peck
Kleintier Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin / Chirurgie, Orthopädie, Trauma Veterinärmedizin f. Kleintiere Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal General Veterinary Surgery, Orthopedics & Trauma
"This book should be of interest to veterinarians whoperform joint replacement surgery or have a specific interest inthis topic as well as practitioners who manage small animalpatients with advanced joint disease." (Journal ofthe American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 June 2014)
"Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement is a'must' for any veterinarian's reference library; especially thosestrong in veterinary surgery, and provides an up-to-dateexamination of joint replacement procedures." (Bookwatch, 1 April 2013)
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