BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2E

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.

Table of contents

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 jont

Andy Moores

Imaging Techniques: Thomas W. Maddox

Index