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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Prophylactic laser disk ablation in dogs at Oklahoma State University

July 1, 2007
By:Kenneth E. Bartels, DVM, MS

Laser disk ablation, a procedure for preventing thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation in dogs, has been developed and performed in more than 350 dogs at the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Looking at canine angular limb deformities in a new way

March 1, 2007
By:Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, DACVS

Angular limb deformities are common orthopedic conditions in dogs, and a wide variety of deformities can occur. These deformities have most commonly been described in the canine antebrachium.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Extended-release liposomal opioids for treating pain in dogs

October 1, 2005
By:Lesley J. Smith, DVM, DACVA

Adequate analgesic treatment of both acute perioperative pain and chronic pain in dogs is recognized by the veterinary profession and the general public as imperative to appropriate and humane medical care.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Studying the effects of polyethylene glycol in dogs with acute spinal cord injuries

March 1, 2005
By:Karen L. Kline, DVM, MS, DACVIM (neurology)

If you know of an eligible candidate, Iowa State University will be accepting dogs into the study beginning in March 2005.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Cardiac cellular transplantation: A future treatment for heart disease?

February 1, 2005
By:Mark A. Oyama, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology)

CCT aims to replace lost cardiomyocytes with progenitor cells capable of growing into new cardiac-like tissue.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

On the Forefront: Frameless stereotactic CT-guided needle brain biopsy

October 1, 2004
By:Filippo Adamo, DVM, DECVN

Recently, a technique has been developed that allows veterinary neurosurgeons to obtain a biopsy sample of the brain: a frameless stereotactic CT-guided needle biopsy.