• This manual presents a logically arranged and readily accessible source of practical information on the investigation of lameness and other musculoskeletal disorders, the principles of orthopaedic surgery and the management of disorders affecting specific joints. Advances relevant to clinical practice have been included, such as the use of force plates and kinematics, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and the role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Many of the chapters feature quick reference guides on imaging techniques and also step-by-step operative techniques.

  • List of contributors

    Foreword

    Preface

    Section 1: Lameness investigation

    1 Normal locomotion
    Neil Burton and Gordon Brown

    2 Lameness examination
    Harry Scott

    3 Imaging
    Thomas W. Maddox

    4 Sampling and laboratory investigation
    Emma Scurrell and Gareth Arthurs

    Section 2: Musculoskeletal disorders

    5 The normal joint
    Richard Barrett Jolley and Rebecca Lewis

    6 Arthritis
    Ralph Abercromby, John Innes and Dylan Clements

    7 Diseases and disorders of bone
    Gareth Arthurs and Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

    8 Disturbances of growth and bone development
    Gareth Arthurs and Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

    9 Muscle, tendon and ligament injuries
    Angus Anderson

    10 Diseases of muscle and the neuromuscular junction
    G. Diane Shelton

    11 Tumours of the musculoskeletal system
    Nicholas J. Bacon

    12 Neurological causes of lameness
    Sebastien Behr and Simona Tiziana Radaelli

    Section 3: Principles of orthopaedic surgery

    13 Principles of orthopaedic surgery
    Rob Pettitt

    14 Surgical instruments and implants
    John Lapish and David Strong

    15 Arthroscopy
    Bernadette Van Ryssen and John Lapish

    16 Complications of orthopaedic surgery
    Simon Roch

    17 Postoperative management and rehabilitation
    Briony Alderson, Rob Pettitt and Louise Dale

    Section 4: Management of specific disorders, ordered by individual joints

    18 The shoulder
    Steve Butterworth and Rob Pettitt

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    19 The elbow
    Neil Burton

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    20 The carpus
    Stephen Clarke and Jonathan Pink

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    21 The distal limb
    Mike Guilliard

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    22 The hip
    Toby J. Gemmill and Bill Oxley

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    23 The Stifle Mike Farrell
    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    24 The tarsus
    Rob Pettitt, Gareth Arthurs, Brian Beale Don Hulse

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    25 The temporomandibular joint
    Andy Moores

    Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

    Index

  • Gareth Arthurs, PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA FRCVS

    Gareth graduated from Cambridge University in 1996 and has worked in mixed practice and first opinion small animal general practice. He has been an RCVS Diplomate and recognised Specialist in small animal surgery (orthopaedics) since 2007. He has worked at a number of large referral practices in the UK and Ireland including Universities of Dublin, Liverpool, Cambridge and the Royal Veterinary College Small Animal Teaching Hospital as well as referral practices. Gareth joined us in 2018 and divides his time between clinical practice, consultancy work for Veterinary Instrumentation and delivering orthopaedic CPD. His particular areas of interest are arthroscopy, fracture repair, medial patellar luxation, cruciate disease/TPLO, total joint/hip replacement. He is Senior Vice Chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association, an examiner for the RCVS.

    Gordon Brown BVM&S CertSAO MRCVS

    Orthopaedic Surgeon/Referral Director

    Gordon graduated from Edinburgh University in 1984. He joined the practice in 1986 and founded the orthopaedic referral practice in 1997 with Simon Gilbert. He is now a referral director at the Grove. Gordon’s area of expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of small animal orthopaedics and spinal injuries. In 1994 he gained his certificate in small animal orthopaedics (an examination set by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) and was awarded the Leslie Vaughan prize.

    Rob Pettitt, BVSc, PGCertLTHE, DSAS (Orth), FHEA, MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics), graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2002 and spent three years in general practice before returning to Liverpool as a Clinician Teacher in Small Animal Orthopaedics. Rob passed the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Orthopaedics exam in 2010 and is a current examiner for the final years of the examination. Rob is a current member of the AOVET national faculty and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool.

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