Author : Hari Prasad Aithal
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819925754
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)
Book Synopsis Textbook of Veterinary Orthopaedic Surgery by : Hari Prasad Aithal
Download or read book Textbook of Veterinary Orthopaedic Surgery written by Hari Prasad Aithal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook emphasizes the fundamentals of bone fracture and its fixation, including advanced techniques of osteosynthesis in both small and large animals. Various fracture fixation techniques and devices have been described in simple language with the help of sketches and photographs. The chapter on the basic considerations in fracture fixation narrates bone structure and types, bone development and growth regulation, types of fracture and fracture healing, first aid and emergency treatment, selection of fracture fixation technique, anesthetic management, and fracture fixation implants and instruments. The book highlights principles of different external, internal, and external skeletal fixation techniques. It also presents various basic and advanced techniques used to manage specific fractures in different bones, separately for small and large animal patients. It also includes specific topics like fracture fixation in young, osteoporotic, and avian bones, open fracture management, bone grafts and scaffolds, and fracture fixation complications. Towards the end, the book elucidates miscellaneous but essential topics in veterinary orthopedics such as metabolic bone diseases, antebrachial bone deformities, joint luxations, arthritis, common tendon, and ligament injuries, bone tumors, and physiotherapy and rehabilitation of patients. This textbook is essential reading for veterinary students, practitioners, and researchers working in veterinary orthopedic surgery.