Veterinary surgery : small animal /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Veterinary surgery (Tobias)
Other Authors: Johnston, Spencer A. (Editor), Tobias, Karen M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2018.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book (limited to 6 users at a time).
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Inflammatory response
  • Molecular and cellular biology : genomics
  • Stem cells and regenerative medicine
  • Platelet-rich plasma and autologous conditioned sera
  • Fluid therapy
  • Shock
  • Bleeding and hemostasis
  • Metabolism and nutritional needs of surgical patients
  • Wound healing
  • Wound infections and antimicrobial use
  • Sterilization
  • Instrumentation
  • The operating room
  • Monitoring for surgical infection
  • Principles and use of energy sources in small animal surgery : electrosurgery and laser applications
  • Suture material, tissue staplers, ligation devices, and closure methods
  • Instrument and tissue handling techniques
  • Surgical hemostasis
  • Bandages and drains
  • Biopsy general principles
  • Anesthesia principles and monitoring
  • Anesthesia practice for existing conditions
  • Fundamentals of interventional radiology and interventional endoscopy
  • Fundamentals of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy
  • Introduction to oncologic surgery for the general surgeon
  • Neurologic examination and neuroanatomic diagnosis
  • Neurodiagnostics
  • Imaging of the neurologic system
  • Pathogenesis and physiology of central nervous system disease and injury
  • Medical conditions of the vertebral column and spinal cord
  • Cervical vertebral column and spinal cord
  • Thoracolumbar vertebral column
  • Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis
  • Vertebral fractures, luxations, and subluxations
  • Cranial surgery
  • Anesthesia for intracranial surgery
  • Neoplasms of the vertebrae and spinal cord
  • Tissues of the musculoskeletal system
  • Bone biomechanics and fracture biology
  • Open fractures
  • Internal fracture fixation
  • External skeletal fixation
  • Overview of minimally invasive osteosynthesis principles
  • Bandaging, external coaptation, and external devices for companion animals
  • Delayed unions, nonunions, and malunions
  • Principles of angular limb deformity correction
  • Osteomyelitis and implant-associated infections
  • Bone grafts and substitutes
  • Scapula fractures
  • The shoulder
  • Fractures of the humerus
  • Surgical diseases of the elbow
  • Total elbow replacement in dogs
  • Radius and ulna
  • Carpus, metacarpus, and digits
  • Fractures of the pelvis
  • Hip luxation
  • Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and control of canine hip dysplasia
  • Surgical management of hip dysplasia
  • Fractures of the femur
  • Stifle joint
  • Total knee replacement in the dog
  • Fractures of the tibia and fibula
  • Tarsus and metatarsus
  • Amputations
  • Dentistry for the surgeon
  • Mandibular and maxillofacial fractures
  • Arthritis
  • Miscellaneous orthopedic conditions
  • Muscle and tendon disorders
  • Arthroscopy
  • Musculoskeletal neoplasia and limb-sparing surgery
  • Osteochondrosis
  • Gait analysis.
  • v. 2. Primary wound closure
  • Open wounds
  • Tension-relieving techniques
  • Local or subdermal plexus flaps
  • Axial pattern and myocutaneous flaps
  • Skin grafts
  • Burns
  • Specific disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissues
  • Spleen
  • Abdominal wall reconstruction and hernias
  • Diaphragmatic hernias
  • Peritoneum and retroperitoneum
  • Soft tissues of the oral cavity
  • Salivary glands
  • Mandibulectomy and maxillectomy
  • Esophagus
  • Stomach
  • Small intestine
  • Colon
  • Rectum, anus, and perineum
  • Liver and biliary system
  • Hepatic vascular anomalies
  • Pancreas
  • Feeding tubes
  • Nasal planum, nasal cavity, and sinuses
  • Palate
  • Larynx
  • Trachea and bronchi
  • Lungs
  • Thoracic wall
  • Thoracic cavity
  • Cardiac surgery
  • Pericardial surgery
  • Vascular surgery
  • Ovaries and uterus
  • Vagina, vestibule, and vulva
  • Testes, epididymides, and scrotum
  • Penis and prepuce
  • Prostate
  • Kidneys
  • Ureters
  • Bladder
  • Urethra
  • Sphincter mechanism incontinence
  • Renal transplant
  • Adrenal glands
  • Thyroid and parthyroid glands
  • Pinna and external ear canal
  • Middle and inner ear
  • Basic ophthalmic surgical procedures
  • Emergency ophthalmic surgery.