Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 April 1, 2008
By:Wendy Baltzer, DVM, PhD, DACVS
The Achilles tendon is the common calcaneal tendon and is most commonly injured by laceration in both dogs and cats.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2008
By:Wendy Baltzer, DVM, PhD, DACVS
Average healing times for small animal fractures are dependent upon the age of the animal and the type of fracture as well as the method of fixation used to stabilize the fracture.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 December 1, 2007
By:Krista Schultz
Columbia, Mo. — University of Missouri researchers have developed an in vitro joint model that replaces laboratory animals, cuts costs and improves safety when studying human and canine arthritis.
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Source: ELSEVIER
 October 1, 2007
Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament is a common cause of hind limb lameness in dogs.
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Source: SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY
 May 1, 2007
By:Theresa Welch Fossum, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS
Because femoral physeal fracture occurs through cartilage of the growth plate, capital physeal injuries may occur without significant trauma.
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Source: SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY
May 1, 2007
By:Theresa Welch Fossum, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS
Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) or osteochondrosis is a disturbance in endochondral ossification that leads to retention of cartilage; it occasionally occurs in the stifle of immature large dogs.
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Source: SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY
May 1, 2007
By:Theresa Welch Fossum, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS
Physeal fractures may occur through the cartilaginous growth plates of the proximal or distal radius or ulna in immature animals. Physeal fractures are also referred to as epiphyseal plate fractures, or slipped physes.
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