Focusing on surgical technique, this atlas aims to provide the practitioner with an understanding of how to perform the various procedures.

Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery, Third Edition is a full-color atlas that maintains the surgical focus of earlier editions while now presenting essential information on basic principles of wound healing, wound management, and common wound complications. The new edition presents a wider variety of topics including skin fold disorders, urogenital surgery, new flap techniques, and an expanded chapter on facial reconstruction. It also features 40 new plate illustrations, new sections on bandage and splint techniques, and significant updates on wound healing physiology, equipment, and dressing materials.

This popular atlas details a wide range of basic and advanced wound management procedures and reconstructive surgical techniques for small animals. Many of these techniques were developed by the author and cannot be found in any other source. The 2nd Edition includes new and expanded chapters on Skin Stretching * Skin Grafts * Axial Pattern Flaps * Nasal Reconstruction * and Cleft Palate Repair.

This new volume of the collection Small animal surgery is a selection of the main surgical procedures explained in the previous volumes. The greatest asset of this book is that it is based on high-quality videos, which accompany each of the surgical techniques. These are classified according to degree of difficulty. This book is the result of the authors thorough and careful work and is an essential resource both for veterinary professionals in practice and students of veterinary surgery.

Fully updated and revised in this new third edition, Atlas of Veterinary Surgery continues to provide both the practitioner and the student with a detailed reference to all the necessary surgical techniques required in general practice. This book is divided into twelve sections each of which deals with surgical procedures on a regional basis or as a surgical discipline. The illustrations which accompany each surgical procedure are arranged sequentiallly with the explanatory text and accompanying captions interposed. This highly visual layout makes each procedure simple to follow. The text is supported by over 500 drawings and 100 photographs. This book is unique in its coverage of both large and small animals.

- NEW! Six all-new approaches to surgical procedures have been added to the text. They include: - Approach to the Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disk and Foramen Through a Lateral Transilial Osteotomy - Approach to the Medial Region of the Shoulder Joint - Minimally Invasive Approach to the Shaft of the Humerus - Approach to the Lateral Aspect of the Hemipelvis - Minimally Invasive Approach to the Shaft of the Femur - Minimally Invasive Approach to the Shaft of the Tibia - NEW! Expanded coverage of modifications required when performing orthopedic surgery on the cat include: - Approach to the Lateral Aspect of the Humeral Condyle and Epicondyle in the Cat - Approach to the Craniodorsal Aspect of the Hip Joint Through a Craniolateral Incision in the Cat - Approach to the Shaft of the Femur in the Cat - NEW! Updated images provide a better picture of various surgical approaches.

This atlas vividly illustrates step-by-step procedures for common orthopedic techniques used to treat small animals. It features the latest techniques for arthrotomy, joint stabilization, arthrodesis, fracture repair, corrective osteotomies, and limb amputation. Step-by-step format provides clear guidance for performing procedures The user-friendly layout features text on the left side of each spread with corresponding art on the right side Covers amputation procedures including digit removal Includes a section devoted to surgical procedures for fractures Features a section on corrective osteotomies Covers specific forelimb fractures including the humerus and pelvis Covers surgical procedures for joint disease including shoulder, elbow, carpus, and hip