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Orthopedic Articles

• Angular limb deformity
• Arthrodesis
• Arthroscopy - General information
• Arthroscopy - Elbow
• Arthroscopy - Shoulder
• Arthroscopy - Stifle
• Bone diseases - Hypertrophic osteodystrophy
• Bone diseases - Hypertrophic osteopathy
• Bone diseases - Panosteitis
• Cruciate repair - Dynamic tibial pateau leveling procedure for immature dogs
• Cruciate repair - Extracapsular repair (nylon band technique)
• Cruciate repair - Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy - TPLO
• Cruciate repair - Tibial tubercle advancement - TTA
• Dislocation - Hock instability
• Dislocation - Sacroiliac luxation
• Elbow dysplasia
• Fractures - Elbow
• Fractures - External skeletal fixation
• Fractures - Growth plates
• Fractures - Jaw
• Fractures - Pelvic
• Fractures - Radius and ulna
• Fracures - Tibia
• Hip - Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
• Hip dysplasia - General information
• Hip dysplasia - Early detection with PennHip
• Hip dysplasia - Femoral head and neck excision
• Hip dysplasia - Juvenile Pubic symphysiodesis
• Hip dysplasia - Triple pelvic osteotomy
• Hip dysplasia - Total hip replacement
• Pain management after surgery
• Patellar luxation
• Tendon - Achille's tendon/gastrocnemeus tendon rupture
• Tendon - Digital tendon rupture
• Tendon - Infraspinatus tendon contracture
• Tendon - Supraspinatus tendinopathy
• Shoulder - Osteochondritits dissecans (OCD)

Board-certification by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons

What does it mean?

• Four years of advanced training in surgery beyond the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree

• Experience in the development of new surgical treatments

• Rigorous examination by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons to ensure competency in advanced surgical techniques

• Certifies that a veterinarian is a surgical specialist