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Interview with Michael P. Kowaleski - DVM, DACVS, DECVS

New Abstracts of the week

A novel patient-specific drill guide template for stabilization of thoracolumbar vertebrae of dogs: cadaveric study and clinical cases

Vet Surg. 2018 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]

The use of drill guide templates can be considered as an aid to safety and accuracy of screw placement in canine thoracolumbar instabilities.

Small animal: Spine

Influence of fixation systems on complications after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in dogs greater than 45.4 kilograms (100 lb)

Vet Surg. 2019 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Locking fixation of TPLO with a 3.5-mm broad TPLO plate alone should be considered in large dogs because it may reduce complications.

Small animal: Knee

Technical Repeatability and Reproducibility of the Stress Radiographs Performed with the Vezzoni-Modified Badertscher Hip Distension Device

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2019 Jan;32(1):67-72. Epub 2019 Jan 15.

These results, in combination with the previous results for the measurement of the laxity index, support the use of the VMBDD as a reliable in-house evaluation method to assess the hip joint by trained clinicians.

Small animal: Hip

Getting Your Research or Report Published

Kenneth A. Johnson
University of Sidney
5^th WVOC
ESVOT VOS
Barcelona 2018

Incoming meetings and courses

February 09, 2019 to February 16, 2019

46th Annual Conference Veterinary Orthopedic Society

46th Annual Conference Veterinary Orthopedic Society
Breckenridge, Colorado
February 9-16, 2019

Breckenridge, Colorado (USA)

Full paper offered by V.C.O.T.

Vcot

A Comparison of Owner-Assessed Long-Term Outcome of Arthroscopic Intervention versus Conservative Management of Dogs with Medial Coronoid Process Disease

Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term outcome of dogs with medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) treated with arthroscopic intervention versus conservative management.

Radiology cases

Joe P. Morgan

October 2014 Small animal case

October 2014

Small Animals Case of the Month

Dog
Labrador Retriever
Female neutered
8 years of age
Suspicious of hit by car some hours before, not able to stand.
Lateral view of the abdomen and of the thorax were taken.

October 2014 Large animal case

October 2014

Large Animals Case of the Month

Oldenburg horse
Male castrated
13 years of age
Very long history of lameness front left, recurrent.
Localised in the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP joint), graded differently in different clinical examinations.