DESCRIPTION:
Despite the explosion in ""other imaging modalities"", radiography remains as the day-to-day diagnostic imaging technique of choice in many practices. This Manual is extremely practical to use, being structured along anatomical lines, with chapters considering each joint, the long bones, and the skull and spine. There are additional general chapters on soft tissues, bone and joints common to all regions of the musculoskeletal system. Each chapter contains sections on radiographic technique, as well as normal radiographic anatomy, before considering the radiological features which may be associated with injury or disease. A vital part of this new BSAVA Manual is the illustrations, as well as the clear line drawings, a wide range of radiographs complements the text. Each chapter considers alternative imaging techniques and the situations in which they may be particularly useful, in order to guide the reader appropriately when further diagnostic information is needed. Drawing on international contributors from both radiology and orthopaedics, this Manual is designed for the veterinary general practitioner but also for the orthopaedic surgeon and specialist radiologist.
CONTENTS:
Soft tissues - general
Bones - general
Long bones - juvenile
Long bones - mature
Long bones - fractures
Joints - general
Shoulder, joint and scapula
The elbow joint
The hip joint and pelvis
The stifle joint
Distal limbs - carpus/tarsus and distally
Skull - general
Skull - nasal chambers / frontal sinuses
Skull -teeth
Spine - general
Spine - conditions not related to intervertebral disc disease
Spine - Intervertebral disc disease and Wobbler syndrome
Spine - Lumbosacral region and cauda equina syndrome
Glossary
Index
