Description
Dr. McIlwraith’s Joint Disease in the Horse, 2nd Edition is the only ebook to give you a full account of equine joint disease, combining a thorough, up-to-date survey of scientific advances with a practical guide to both medical and surgical treatments. With contributions from nationally and internationally recognized pioneers in the field, this groundbreaking text offers an overview of joint structure and function and translates the latest information on basic joint pathobiology into practical application for the clinician. Step-by-step guidance on injection techniques and medications, along with a survey of practical arthroscopic surgery and developments, make it a truly indispensable reference for all equine veterinarians treating sports and racing horses. Key features include: – State-of-the-art coverage of the pathology, pathogenesis, and clinical diagnosis of traumatic and degenerative joint disease, so you stay in the know.; – section on general principles of joint pathobiology provides the background to evaluate and interpret the diagnostic and surgical aspects of disease; – addresses recent advances and results in arthroscopic surgery for the acute injury and results including fragment removal, fragment fixation, and synovectomy; – and expert advice from Dr. McIlwraith, three new co-editors, and new contributors ― all distinguished specialists in the field of joint disease in the horse. 415 p.
- C. Wayne McIlwraith, Editor. BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, Dipl.ACVS, Dipl.ACVSMR. University Distinguished Professor, Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair in Orthopaedics, Director Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (USA).
- David Frisbie, Editor. Professor, Gail Holmes Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (USA).
- René van Weeren, Editor. Professor, Equine Services, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht (The Netherlands).
- Publication date (digital version): 2015-09.
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