cover image - Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780443122279
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1616
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $248.99

Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition

by Theresa Welch Fossum, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVS

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cover image - Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780443122279
Copyright: 2028
Page Count: 1616
Imprint: Mosby
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Master small animal surgery from foundational principles to advanced procedures! Fossum’s Small Animal Surgery, 6th Edition, is the go-to, full-color guide to everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery. Information on general principles includes the basics of a sterile field, surgical instrumentation, suturing, the use of antibiotics, and preoperative and postoperative care. Surgical coverage ranges from basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced procedures like the craniotomy and ventral slots. With each purchase of a print book, you’ll gain access to an eBook providing a fully searchable version of the book plus step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare instructions, and more. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery!
    • NEW! Updated content on the latest advances in the areas of joint replacement, endoscopy, anesthesia, instrumentation, digestive system, and many more
    • NEW! Updated full-color art program with many new images
    • NEW! Expanded content on minimally invasive procedures throughout the book reflects the latest techniques and approaches used in veterinary surgery
    • NEW! Updated step-by-step videos walk you through both basic and advanced procedures
    • NEW! Updated postsurgical care instructions with customizable client aftercare handouts for many of the procedures in the book
    • Well-illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in clinical and emergency situations
    • Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques includes radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging
    • Anesthesia Protocols offer quick access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with a specific disease or disorder, including drug dosages
    • Clinical Signs and Note boxes provide at-a-glance help in diagnosing and treating surgical conditions
    • Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with those in human medicine
    • Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles
    • eBook version, included with every new print purchase, features nearly 150 step-by-step surgical videos, aftercare Instructions, and rarely performed procedures, plus digital access to the book’s text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
  • PART ONE: General Surgical Principles
    1. Principles of Surgical Asepsis
    2. Care and Handling of Surgical Equipment and Supplies
    3. Surgical Facilities and Maintenance of the Surgical Environment
    4. Preoperative and Intraoperative Care of the Surgical Patient
    5. Preparation of the Operative Site
    6. Preparation of the Surgical Team
    7. Surgical Instrumentation
    8. Biomaterials, Suturing, and Hemostasis
    9. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Selection
    10. Nutritional Management of the Surgical Patient
    11. Principles of Anesthesia and Anesthetics
    12. Pain Management and Acupuncture
    13. Optimization of Postoperative Recovery
    14. Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation and Adjunctive Therapies
    15. General Principles of Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

    PART TWO: Soft Tissue Surgery
    16. Surgery of the Integumentary System
    17. Surgery of the Eye
    18. Surgery of the Ear
    19. Surgery of the Digestive System
    20. Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
    21. Surgery of the Liver
    22. Surgery of the Extrahepatic Biliary System
    23. Surgery of the Endocrine System
    24. Surgery of the Hemolymphatic System
    25. Surgery of the Kidney and Ureter
    26. Surgery of the Bladder and Urethra
    27. Surgery of the Reproductive and Genital Systems
    28. Surgery of the Cardiovascular System
    29. Surgery of the Upper Respiratory System
    30. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Lungs and Thoracic Wall
    31. Surgery of the Lower Respiratory System: Pleural Cavity and Diaphragm

    PART THREE: Orthopedics
    32. Orthopedic Examination and Basic Orthopedic Principles
    33. Principles of Fracture Diagnoses and Management
    34. Management of Specific Fractures
    35. Diseases of the Joints
    36. Arthroscopy
    37. Management of Muscle and Tendon Injury or Disease
    38. Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
    39. Orthopedic Infections - Diagnosis and Treatment
    40. Other Diseases of Bones and Joints

    PART FOUR: Neurosurgery
    41. Neurologic Examination, Neuroanatomy, and Neurolocalization
    42. Neurodiagnostic Overview for the Small Animal Surgeon
    43. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging in Neurosurgery
    44. Craniectomies and Intracranial Surgery
    45. Craniocervical Junction Anomalies
    46. Surgery of the Cervical Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
    47. Surgery of the Thoracolumbar Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord
    48. Surgery of the Lumbosacral Vertebral Column and Cauda Equina
    49. Peripheral Nervous System Disorders and Diagnostic Techniques
  • Theresa Welch Fossum, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVS, Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Midwestern University, USA
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