Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
February 1, 2009
By:
Bernard Séguin, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Last month's column covered limb sparing in dogs for the treatment of appendicular tumors, namely sarcomas. This month, I will briefly review the use of limb sparing for other, less common, more challenging, anatomic sites.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
January 1, 2009
By:
Bernard Séguin, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
Amputation remains the standard of care to address most primary tumors of the appendicular skeleton. But in certain cases, a limb-sparing surgical procedure may be an option.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
December 1, 2008
By:
Shawn Mattson, DVM, DVSc, BSc, Dipl. ACVS
A 3-month-old Warmblood filly was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a left front-limb lameness of one week duration.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
November 1, 2008
By:
Stephen H. Levine, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
In the first article in this series, we provided a brief overview of the two surgical procedures that addressed the active, abnormal biomechanics of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle—Tibial Tuberosity Advancement and Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
October 1, 2008
By:
Lara Rasmussen, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, Stephen H. Levine, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS
The Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) is a procedure developed in Zurich, Switzerland, in the early 2000s. The biomechanics behind its success for correcting cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifles is a change in the patellar tendon angle that effectively neutralizes the tibiofemoral shear (tibial thrust) that occurs during weight bearing.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
September 1, 2008
Adult stem cells are cells found in various tissues throughout the bodies of both juveniles and adults. By definition, these are undifferentiated cells that can be induced to become any of a number of cell types.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
August 1, 2008
By:
Chick Weisse, VMD, Dipl. ACVS
Editor's note: SurgerySTAT is a collaborative column between the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and DVM Newsmagazine. In September, Shawn Mattson, DVM, DVSc, BSc will discuss "Treating Subchondral Bone Cysts in the Fetlock Joint." Dr. Mattson is an ACVS board-certified surgeon who practices at Moore and Company Veterinary Services, a full-service equine hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Mattson, previously at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, has published scientific articles in the American Journal of Veterinary Research and Veterinary Surgery related to research on orthopedic infections in horses.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
July 1, 2008
By:
Robert J. Hardie, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS
Ligating the ovarian pedicles during an ovariohysterectomy in a large or obese dog can be a challenging task, especially if the ovarian pedicles are thick or surrounded by excessive adipose tissue that is not easily incorporated into simple encircling ligatures.
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Source: DVM360 MAGAZINE
June 1, 2008
By:
Sarah Boston, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVS
Amputation is a painful procedure, so aggressive, multimodal analgesia is necessary. The patient should receive a premedication that includes a pure mu agonist opioid such as morphine, fentanyl, oxymorphone or hydromorphone.
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