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Current techniques in canine and feline neurosurgery /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Foundation, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Other Authors: Shores, Andy, 1952- (Editor), Brisson, Brigitte A., 1973- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
Subjects:
Nervous system > Surgery.
Dogs > Surgery.
Cats > Surgery.
Veterinary surgery.
Neurosurgical Procedures > veterinary.
Dogs > surgery.
Cats > surgery.
Table of Contents:
  • Neurosurgical instrumentation
  • Orthopedic implants in neurosurgery
  • Minimum database for intracranial surgery
  • Advanced imaging : intracranial surgery
  • Cisternal cerebrospinal fluid taps
  • Minimum database : spinal surgery
  • Advanced imaging : spinal surgery
  • Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid taps
  • Muscle and nerve biopsy
  • Transfrontal craniotomy
  • Lateral (rostrotentorial) craniotomy/craniectomy
  • Suboccipital craniectomy/foramen magnum decompression
  • Surgical treatment of skull tumors
  • Shunt placement and marsupialization in treatment of hydrocephalus and quadrigeminal diverticula
  • Atlantoaxial subluxation
  • Dorsal cervical decompression (laminectomy/hemilaminectomy and laminotomy)
  • Ventral cervical decompression
  • Lateral cervical approach
  • Cervical distraction and stabilization
  • Thoracolumber hemilaminectomy
  • Pediculectomy/mini-hemilaminectomy
  • Intervertebral disc fenestration
  • Thoracolumbar lateral corpectomy
  • Dorsal laminectomy in the thoracolumbar region
  • Vertebral fracture and luxation repair
  • Lumbosacral decompression and foraminotomy
  • Surgical management of spinal neoplasia
  • Guidelines for postoperative medical care of the neurosurgical patient
  • Physical rehabilitation of the neurological patient.