Objective: The aim of this study was to summarize outcomes and complications of gunshot fracture management in small animals. Study Design: Review of cats and dogs with radiographically confirmed acute gunshot fractures, presenting data on signalment, fracture location, fracture management...

Objective: To determine the influence of a surgical checklist (SC) on morbidities and compliance with safety measures. Study Design: Before-and-after-intervention study. Sample Population: Three thousand two hundred eighty-six dogs: 1375 dogs pre-SC and 1911 post-SC. Methods: Completion of safety...

Diagnosis of forelimb lameness may be challenging, as it not only can be due to multiple common orthopedic diseases but also may occasionally be caused by neurologic disease. A thorough orthopedic and neurologic examination is key to determining which disease category is the likely culprit....

Objective: To report recovery of ambulation of dogs treated with extended thoracolumbar durotomy for severe spinal cord injury caused by intervertebral disc herniation. Study design: Descriptive cohort. Animals: Twenty-six consecutive paraplegic dogs presented with loss of deep pain sensation after ...

Background: Total hip replacement (THR) in the gold standard surgical treatment for the canine hip. While it has been shown that greater trochanter morphology affects post-operative cementless stem position in humans, trochanter morphology and the effect on cementless stem position has not been...

OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes for dogs after treatment of craniodorsal hip luxation with closed reduction and Ehmer sling placement and investigate potential risk factors for sling-associated tissue injury or reluxation of the affected hip at or near the time of sling removal. DESIGN:...

Grade 4/4 medial patellar luxation (MPL) is a complex disease of the canine stifle that often requires surgical realignment of the patella to resolve clinical lameness. Outcome following surgery remains poorly described. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for surgical correction of grade ...