• Considered the gold standard for the treatment of joint disease in humans, arthroscopy is now a rapidly growing area of treatment in veterinary medicine. Canine and Feline Arthroscopy provides comprehensive, highly illustrated coverage of basic and advanced techniques for small animal general arthroscopy, with discussions of relevant topics such as equipment, diseases, and techniques. Multiple techniques of the same procedure highlight significant advantages and disadvantages of each technique and present variations of disease processes and differing treatment options. This practical guide reflects the latest advances in the field, including major evolutions in equipment and technique, to give you the knowledge and guidance needed to perform minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery on dogs and cats.


    Key Features

    • Edited by three expert authors who all have esteemed credentials in Minimally Invasive Surgery and were selected as ACVS Founding Fellows for their exemplary training, experience, and practice in the multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients undergoing minimally invasive therapies, as well as their devotion to research in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
    • Coverage of multiple techniques of the same procedure by different authors highlights the significant differences and advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
    • More than 250 high-quality images clearly illustrate the various techniques.
    • Expert Consult ebook version of the text is included with purchase and offers an extensive video library of approximately 100 short videos that demonstrate the techniques presented throughout the book.
  • Part I. General principles of arthroscopy

    1. Introduction

    2. Equipment

    3. Fundamentals of Arthroscopy Practice

    4. Complications

    5. Arthroscopic Skill Development and Training

    6. Second Look Arthroscopy

    7. Needle arthroscopy

    Part II. Foundations of Arthroscopic Management

    8. Structure and Function of Diarthrodial Joints

    9. Biology and Assessment of Articular Cartilage

    10. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Osteoarthritis

    11. Focal Cartilage Injury

    12. Complex Articular Surface Injuries

    13. Pathophysiology and treatment of Septic Arthritis

    14. Joint Assessment for Neoplasia

    Part III. Arthroscopic management of the Shoulder Joint

    15. General Principles of Shoulder Joint Arthroscopy

    16. Osteochondrosis of the Shoulder

    17. Shoulder Instability

    18. Diseases of the Biceps Brachii

    19. Diseases of the Lateral Soft Tissues

    20. Calcifications of the Caudal Glenoid

    Part IV. Arthroscopic management of the Elbow joint

    21. General Principles of Elbow Joint Arthroscopy

    22. Osteochondrosis of the Elbow

    23. Medial Coronoid Process Disease

    24. Medial Flexor Enthesopathy

    25. Medial Compartment Disease and Osteoarthritis

    26. Ununited Anconeal Process

    27. Incomplete Ossification of the Humeral Condyle

    28. Elbow incongruity

    Part V. Arthroscopic management of the Carpus

    29. General Principles of Carpus Arthroscopy

    30. Articular Fractures

    31. Collateral Ligament Injury

    Part VI. Arthroscopic management of the Coxofemoral joint

    32. General Principles of Coxofemoral Joint Arthroscopy

    33. Cartilage Assessment Pre-pelvic Osteotomy

    34. Coxofemoral Joint Trauma

    Part VII. Arthroscopic management of the Stifle joint

    35. Arthroscopy of total hip replacement

    36. General Principles of Stifle Joint Arthroscopy

    37. Diagnostic Stifle Arthroscopy

    38. Arthroscopic Meniscectomy and Meniscus Repair

    39. Lateral Compartment Cartilage Disease

    40. Osteochondrosis of the Stifle Joint

    41. Patellar Luxation

    42. Intra-articular Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture

    43. Arthroscopic-assisted Treatment of Fractures

    44. Treatment of Long Digital Extensor Avulsion

    Part VIII. Arthroscopic management of the Tarsus

    45. General Principles of Tarsus Arthroscopy

    46. Osteochondrosis of the Tarsus

    47. Tarsal Trauma

    Part IX. Diagnostic and Operative Arthroscopy in the Cat

    48. General principles and applications of feline arthroscopy

  • Kurt Schulz, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA;

    Sam Franklin and Antonio Pozzi, DMV, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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