BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Fracture Repair and Management

Toby Gemmill BVSc MVM DSAS(Orth) DipECVS MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery Willows Referral Service, UK Dylan Clements BSc BVSc PhD DSAS(Orth) DipECVS MRCVS Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK

History of fracture treatment;
Fracture classification and description;
Bone development and physiology;
Biomechanical basis of bone fracture and fracture repair;
Fracture healing;
Imaging of fractures;
Preoperative assessment of the fracture patient;
Principles of fracture fixation;
Orthopaedic instrumentation;
Orthopaedic implants;
Basic surgical techniques;
Open fractures;
Pathological fractures;
Bone grafts and alternatives;
Minimally invasive osteosynthesis;
Non-surgical management of fractures;
The skull and mandible;
The spine;
The scapula;
The humerus; The radius and ulna;
The pelvis and sacroiliac joint;
The femur; The tibia and fibula;
The carpus and tarsus;
The distal limb;
The patella, fabellae and popliteal sesamoids;
Fracture disease;
Implant failure;
Osteomyelitis;
Complications of fracture healing.