MANUAL OF SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY provides the most salient information students and practitioners need to know about common surgeries. Following the parent text chapter by chapter and providing page cross references to corresponding sections, this handy reference features an outline form with condensed text, supplemented with hundreds of tables and boxes. Content emphasizes general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care. * Includes hundreds of tables and boxes, highlighting important information. * Provides page cross references to corresponding sections in parent text for more in-depth discussion of anatomy, pathophysiology and surgical variations. * Presents specific disorders with discussions of assessment, diagnosis, medical management and surgical treatment. * Emphasizes general considerations for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, including: Definitions, Preoperative concerns, Anesthetic considerations, Antibiotics, Surgical anatomy considerations, General techniques used, Wound healing, Suture materials/instruments, Postoperative care, Complications, Age and breed considerations * Includes anesthesia and drug protocols highlighted throughout for easy access.

Manual of Small Animal Surgery

Fossum DVM MS PhD Dipl ACVS, Theresa Welch

Reference

Mosby

The most widely used surgical text on the market, Small Animal Surgery concisely explains and demonstrates the most common surgical procedures in veterinary practice. It offers an overview of general principles of surgery, including asepsis, the surgical environment, preparation of the patient and surgical team, instrumentation, suturing, postoperative care and pain management. Five new chapters on endoscopy comprehensively address the basic principles and techniques for this increasingly popular procedure, and new chapters have been added to address surgery of the brain and the peripheral nerves. In addition, separate sections are devoted to surgical principles and procedures for soft tissue, orthopedics, and neurology. With an authoritative author team, logical organization, unique elements, and full-color presentation, this new edition is an unparalleled resource for both students and practitioners.
<li>Concise treatment of over 300 of the most commonly performed surgical procedures</li>
<li>Strong foundation of important surgical principles, including asepsis, anaesthesia, wound management, and healing</li>
<li>Detailed surgical techniques are highlighted in colour for ease of use in the operating setting</li>
<li>Over 1500 superb illustrations and photographs, 75% in full colour, bring surgical conditions and procedures to life</li>
<li>Over 1000 boxed "Notes" in text highlight key concepts and precautions </li>
<li>Hundreds of tables, colour-coded for easy identification, provide quick access to formulas and calculations, normal values, clinical signs, special surgical considerations and more</li>
<li>Antibiotic, anaesthetic and analgesic protocols highlighted throughout</li>
<li>Important age considerations provide readers with variations in assessment and treatment of paediatric and geriatric patients</li>
<li>Integrates patient and owner preparation and care and ethical considerations as appropriate</li>
<li>New Section on Endoscopy, with 5 chapters covering general principles and techniques and common application of this important minimally invasive tool</li>
<li>New chapter on surgery of the brain</li>
<li>New chapter on surgery of the peripheral nerves</li>
<li>New ophthalmologic surgical procedures</li>
<li>New end-of-chapter Selected Abstracts of Recent Manuscripts feature high-impact clinical references with commentary </li>
<li>Thoroughly updated pharmacologic information, including antibiotic, anaesthetic, and pain management protocols</li>
<li>Hundreds of new photographs, radiographs, and illustrations enhance text discussions</li>

Small Animal Surgery

Science & Math

Willard DVM MS, Michael D.

Johnson, Ann

Hedlund DVM MS, Cheryl S.

Hulse DVM, Donald A.

Johnson DVM MS, Ann L.

Seim III DVM, Howard B.

Carroll MS DVM, Gwendolyn

Hedlund, Cheryl S.

Hulse, Donald

Seim, Howard

Willard, Michael

Agricultural Sciences

The revolutionary Fossum e-dition offers you the convenience of a book, plus the added functionality of exclusive access to a regularly updated companion website ― for the life of the 3rd edition. In addition to a fully searchable version of the book, the e-dition provides weekly updates, case studies, aftercare instructions, abstracts of relevant articles, and video clips and animations of surgical procedures. e-dition users can also take notes, save searches, and access an extensive image collection with a lightbox function that allows the user to save images to PowerPoint presentations. The 3rd edition of the book and the e-dition website have been completely updated, offering instant access to authoritative information on all aspects of small animal surgery. Coverage includes basic procedures such as spays, castrations, and declaws, as well as more advanced surgeries that might be referred to specialists such as craniotomy, ventral slots, and lung lobectomy. Discussions of general surgical procedures include sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, suturing, preoperative care, and antibiotic use. Key sections provide clinically relevant coverage of soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery.
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<li>Over 1500 full color illustrations provide exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure.</li>
<li>Over 600 full color photographs and radiographs offer clear images of specific disorders, diseases, and procedures.</li>
<li>Information on the most efficient and cost-saving sterilization techniques including scrubless and waterless preparation solutions.</li>
<li>General considerations and clinically relevant pathophysiology sections provide practical information for case management.</li>
<li>Step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques are presented in italicized blue type for quick and easy reference.</li>
<li>Special icons identify advanced procedures that should be referred to an experienced surgeon or specialist.</li>
<li>Color-coded tables and boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information such as drug dosages, clinical signs, and analgesic protocols.</li>
<li>Anesthesia Protocols provide quick and easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.</li>
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<li>An online, fully searchable web version of the book with weekly updates</li>
<li>A new chapter on Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation details the basics of physical rehabilitation for practitioners who want to integrate physical therapy into practice.</li>
<li>A new chapter on Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery that discusses performing surgery with the least instrumentation possible, including instrument selection and care and basic techniques.</li>
<li>A new chapter on Surgery of the Eye that discusses diseases and disorders of the eye, their medical management, and corrective surgical procedures.</li>
<li>Expanded coverage of perioperative multimodal analgesic therapy.</li>
<li>Updated coverage of arthroscopy, canine elbow dysplasia, joint replacement, and management of osteoarthritis.</li>
<li>The latest information on state-of-the-art radiologic techniques.</li>
</ul>With 7 expert contributors Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Small Animal Surgery e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference

Veterinary Consult The Veterinary Consult version of this title provides electronic access to the complete content of this book. Veterinary Consult allows you to electronically search your entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Purchasing additional Veterinary Consult titles makes your learning experience even more powerful. All of the Veterinary Consult books will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of veterinary books. Veterinary Consult: It's the best way to learn! Book Description The 3rd edition of this classic textbook continues to serve as a one-stop resource for authoritative information on all aspects of small animal surgery. Coverage includes basic procedures such as spays, castrations, and declaws, as well as more advanced surgeries that might be referred to specialists such as craniotomy, ventral slots, and lung lobectomy. Discussions of general surgical procedures include sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, suturing, preoperative care, and antibiotic use. Key sections provide clinically relevant coverage of soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. Book plus fully searchable electronic access to text.

Small Animal Surgery: With VETERINARY CONSULT Access

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Small Animal Surgery Textbook - Text and VETERINARY CONSULT Package

The fourth edition of Small Animal Surgery serves as a one-stop resource for authoritative information on all aspects of small animal surgery. Coverage includes basic procedures such as spays, castrations, and declaws, as well as more advanced surgeries like craniotomy, ventral slots, and lung lobectomy. New contributors bring a fresh perspective and discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. Access to a companion website provides a fully searchable version of the book, bi-monthly content updates, videos, aftercare instructions, case presentations, and a fracture planner.
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Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations.</li>
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Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern.</li>
<li>Access to the continually updated companion website for the life of this edition includes:</li> <ul>
<li>Bi-monthly content updates provide cutting-edge information on surgery developments</li> <li>Video clips of step-by-step surgical procedures</li> <li>Customizable and printable aftercare instructions </li> <li>Interactive Fracture Planner </li> <li>Case presentations</li> <li>Neurosurgery video clips</li> <li>References linked to PubMed</li> </ul>
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Over 1500 full color images offer exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure.</li>
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Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.</li>
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Notes boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information.</li>
</ul>
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A new chapter on neurologic examination provides a solid foundation in neuroanatomy, electro-diagnostics, and basic MRI physics and principles, enabling you to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs, some of which can be corrected via surgical repair.</li> <li>
A new chapter on regenerative medicine provides the most current information on stem cell research.</li> <li>
Differential diagnosis tables and boxes offer quick access to vital information, including how to avoid misdiagnosis of disorders that may mimic more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair. </li>
</ul>

Small Animal Surgery Expert Consult - Online and print

Small Animal Surgery - Text and E-Book Package

Over 1500 full color illustrations provide exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure.Over 600 full color photographs and radiographs offer clear images of specific disorders, diseases, and procedures.Information on the most efficient and cost-saving sterilization techniques including scrubless and waterless preparation solutions.General considerations and clinically relevant pathophysiology sections provide practical information for case management.Step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques are presented in italicized blue type for quick and easy reference.Special icons identify advanced procedures that should be referred to an experienced surgeon or specialist.Color-coded tables and boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information such as drug dosages, clinical signs, and analgesic protocols.Anesthesia Protocols provide quick and easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.A new chapter on Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation details the basics of physical rehabilitation for practitioners who want to integrate physical therapy into practice.A new chapter on Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery that describes the principles of performing surgery with the least instrumentation possible, including instrument selection and care and basic techniques.A new chapter on Surgery of the Eye that discusses diseases and disorders of the eye, their medical management, and corrective surgical procedures.Expanded coverage of perioperative multimodal analgesic therapy.Updated coverage of arthroscopy, canine elbow dysplasia, joint replacement, and management of osteoarthritis.The latest information on state-of-the-art radiologic techniques.

Small Animal Surgery Textbook - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)

The fourth edition of Small Animal Surgery serves as a one-stop resource for authoritative information on all aspects of small animal surgery. Coverage includes basic procedures such as spays, castrations, and declaws, as well as more advanced surgeries like craniotomy, ventral slots, and lung lobectomy. New contributors bring a fresh perspective and discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. Access to a companion website provides a fully searchable version of the book, bi-monthly content updates, videos, aftercare instructions, case presentations, and a fracture planner. 
<ul>
<li>Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques</li> provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations.<li>
Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern.</li>
<li>Access to the continually updated companion website for the life of this edition includes:</li> <ul>
<li>Bi-monthly content updates provide cutting-edge information on surgery developments</li>
<li>Video clips of step-by-step surgical procedures</li>
<li>Customizable and printable aftercare instructions </li>
<li>Interactive Fracture Planner </li>
<li>Case presentations</li>
<li>Neurosurgery video clips</li>
<li>References linked to PubMed</li>
</ul>
<li>
Over 1500 full color images offer exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure.</li>
<li>
Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.</li>
<li>
Notes boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>A new</li> chapter on neurologic examination provides a solid foundation in neuroanatomy, electro-diagnostics, and basic MRI physics and principles, enabling you to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs, some of which can be corrected via surgical repair.<li>
A new chapter on regenerative medicine provides the most current information on stem cell research.</li>
<li>
Differential diagnosis tables and boxes offer quick access to vital information, including how to avoid misdiagnosis of disorders that may mimic more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair. </li>
</ul>

From basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced surgeries like craniotomy, vertal slots, and lung lobectomy, Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 5th Edition is the go-to, full-color guide for everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Five editors bring their expert perspective as they discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. With each book adoption, you’ll also have access to the Expert Consult website, which includes a fully searchable version of the book plus step-by-step video clips and animations of surgical procedures, aftercare instruction handouts, case presentations, references linked to full text articles on PubMed, and an extensive image collection. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery!
<ul>
<li>Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques</li> provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations.<li>
Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.</li>
<li>
Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern.</li>
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Clinical tips boxes provide at-a-glance surgical and practice tips.</li>
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Postsurgical care instructions provide customizable client aftercare handouts for many of the procedures in the book.</li>
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Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles.</li>
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<li>NEW! Expanded sections on thoracoscopy, arthroscopy, and laparoscopy </li>reflect the significant growth in minimally invasive procedures in vet medicine.<li>
NEW! Significantly revised section on joint disease includes additional techniques and procedures.</li>
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NEW! Revised chapter on regenerative medicine emphasizes application of stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies to clinical patients.</li>
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NEW! Increased emphasis on differential diagnosis helps you learn how to avoid misdiagnoses that result in unnecessary surgery with the inclusion of boxes covering disorders that may mimic the more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair.</li>
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NEW! Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with human medicine.</li>
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NEW! Expanded chapter on neurologic examination cover how to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs. </li>
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NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos that walk through both basic and advanced procedures have been added to this new edition.</li>
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NEW! Aftercare instructions and rarely performed procedures have been added to the Expert Consult.</li>
</ul>

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Manual of Small Animal Surgery

Small Animal Surgery

Small Animal Surgery e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference

Small Animal Surgery: With VETERINARY CONSULT Access

Small Animal Surgery Textbook - Text and VETERINARY CONSULT Package

Small Animal Surgery Expert Consult - Online and print

Small Animal Surgery - Text and E-Book Package

Small Animal Surgery Textbook - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)

Small Animal Surgery

Small Animal Surgery