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.

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