BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders

This new edition presents a logically arranged and readily accessible source of practical information for general practitioners, veterinary surgeons studying for certificate level qualifications in surgery, veterinary students, nurses and technicians. The manual covers investigation of lameness, and other musculoskeletal disorders, principles of orthopaedic surgery and the management of disorders affecting specific joints. Imaging and operative technique sections provide a ready practical reference.

Section 1: Lameness investigation

1 Normal locomotion
Neil Burton and Gordon Brown

2 Lameness examination
Harry Scott

3 Imaging
Thomas W. Maddox

4 Sampling and laboratory investigation
Emma Scurrell and Gareth Arthurs

Section 2: Musculoskeletal disorders

5 The normal joint
Richard Barrett Jolley and Rebecca Lewis

6 Arthritis
Ralph Abercromby, John Innes and Dylan Clements

7 Diseases and disorders of bone
Gareth Arthurs and Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

8 Disturbances of growth and bone development
Gareth Arthurs and Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

9 Muscle, tendon and ligament injuries
Angus Anderson

10 Diseases of muscle and the neuromuscular junction
G. Diane Shelton

11 Tumours of the musculoskeletal system
Nicholas J. Bacon

12 Neurological causes of lameness
Sebastien Behr and Simona Tiziana Radaelli

Section 3: Principles of orthopaedic surgery

13 Principles of orthopaedic surgery
Rob Pettitt

14 Surgical instruments and implants
John Lapish and David Strong

15 Arthroscopy
Bernadette Van Ryssen and John Lapish

16 Complications of orthopaedic surgery
Simon Roch

17 Postoperative management and rehabilitation
Briony Alderson, Rob Pettitt and Louise Dale

Section 4: Management of specific disorders, ordered by individual joints

18 The shoulder
Steve Butterworth and Rob Pettitt