• Fracture management has developed rapidly since the first edition of this manual was published. Fully revised and updated, this second edition has an increased focus on operative techniques and includes easy to follow guides with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations.

    The manual covers the background to fracture management, principles of fracture management, repair and management of specific fractures and the treatment and prevention of complications. New chapters address topics such as minimally invasive surgery, orthopaedic implants and bone grafts.

  • History of fracture treatment;

    Fracture classification and description;

    Bone development and physiology;

    Biomechanical basis of bone fracture and fracture repair;

    Fracture healing;

    Imaging of fractures;

    Preoperative assessment of the fracture patient;

    Principles of fracture fixation;

    Orthopaedic instrumentation;

    Orthopaedic implants;

    Basic surgical techniques;

    Open fractures;

    Pathological fractures;

    Bone grafts and alternatives;

    Minimally invasive osteosynthesis;

    Non-surgical management of fractures;

    The skull and mandible;

    The spine;

    The scapula;

    The humerus;

    The radius and ulna;

    The pelvis and sacroiliac joint;

    The femur;

    The tibia and fibula;

    The carpus and tarsus;

    The distal limb;

    The patella, fabellae and popliteal sesamoids;

    Fracture disease; Implant failure;

    Osteomyelitis;

    Complications of fracture healing

  • Toby Gemmill BVSc MVM DSAS(Orth) DipECVS MRCVS
    RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)
    European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
    Willows Referral Service, UK

    Dylan Clements BSc BVSc PhD DSAS(Orth) DipECVS MRCVS
    Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK

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