Bsava Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders

This new edition presents a logically arranged and readily accessible source of practical information for general practitioners, veterinary surgeons studying for certificate level qualifications in surgery, veterinary students, nurses and technicians. The manual covers investigation of lameness, and other musculoskeletal disorders, principles of orthopaedic surgery and the management of disorders affecting specific joints. Imaging and operative technique sections provide a ready practical reference.

Gareth Arthurs, PGCertMedEd, MA, VetMB, CertVR, CertSAS, DSAS(Orth), FHEA, FRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics), graduated from Cambridge University in 1996 and spent time in mixed and first opinion practice before concentrating on small animal orthopaedics. He has been a UK RCVS Diplomate and recognised specialist since 2007 and has worked at a number of tertiary referral centres. He is senior vice chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association, honorary associate professor in small animal orthopaedic surgery at the University of Nottingham, an examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a reviewer for a number of international journals.

Gordon Brown, BVM&S, Cert SAO, DSAS (Orth), MRCVS, RCVS Diplomate in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics), graduated from the ‘Dick Vet’ in 1984. He has over 20 years experience of small animal orthopaedic referral work, gaining his RCVS Diploma from practice in 2017. He is co-founder and currently referral director of the Grove Referrals in Norfolk. He was involved as series editor on the first edition of this manual. He is a member of the AOVET national faculty and is currently chair of the BVOA.

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.

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

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