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DESCRIPTION:
Fracture Management for the Small Animal Practitioner offers practical strategies and helpful approaches for managing fractures in dogs and cats.

- Contains all the information needed to successfully manage the most common fractures in dogs and cats
- Emphasizes clinically oriented tips for treating fractures from experienced surgeons
- Offers an abundance of color photographs to illustrate the techniques

CONTENTS:
Section 1. General Information
1. Fracture Identification
2. Open Fractures
3. Patient Management
4. Bandages and Splints
Section 2. The Forequarter
5. Mandible and Maxilla
6. Scapula
7. Shoulder Joint
8. Humerus
9. Elbow Joint
10. Radius and Ulna
11. Carpal Joint
Section 3. The Hindquarter
12. Pelvis
13. Coxofemoral Joint
14. Femur
15. Stifle Joint
16. Tibia and Fibula
17. Tarsal Joint
18. Paw (Manus and Pes)
Section 4. Fracture Repair Techniques
19. Essential Information on Fracture Repair
20. Pins and Wires
21. Plating
22. External Fixators
23. Repair of Physeal Fractures
24. Fractures of the Jaw
25. Approaches to the Long Bones
26. Implants

Author:
Anne M. Sylvestre DVM, DVSc, CCRP, Diplomate ACVS/ECVS has recently retired from referral practice in Oakville, Ontario and now focuses her time on offering continuing education for small animal practitioners.