June 2015

The primary challenge for the clinician is to stay abreast of advances in areas related to the biology and biomechanics of musculoskeletal tissues

Administration of oral postoperative antimicrobials had a protective effect against development of surgical site infections in clean orthopaedic implant surgery

3D-CT improves sacral and pelvic fracture diagnosis when added to 2D-CT

Forelimb lameness had a significant effect on hindlimb and pelvic movement in horses with clinical lameness

The cementless acetabular cup stability under normal physiologic loads does not appear to be compromised in acetabulae with up to 50% DAR loss

Intrathecal anaesthesia was shown to provide some advantages over lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia in dogs undergoing commonly performed pelvic limb orthopaedic surgery in a day-hospital regime

Healthy cats had similar gait symmetry to healthy dogs and peak vertical force and vertical impulse were reliable gait parameters

The F2-T2 technique was the best consideration for clinical application

The feline calcaneus is susceptible to stress fracture, and cats presenting with calcaneal fractures without evidence of trauma should be evaluated for concurrent skeletal pathology

There were no significant differences in the osteotomy gap density at eight weeks after surgery regardless of the treatment modality used