July 2015

Breed predispositions and demographic factors are associated with diagnosis and case management of CCL disease

A drop in blood flow within the multifidus muscles occurs using the dorsolateral approach regardless of retractor type used

Stifle arthrodesis can be performed successfully using a Fixin locking plate system

Bone marrow cells were shown to engraft to the injured CCL in dogs when injected into the articular cavity

Combining T2 mapping and T1ρ allows for the assessment of proteoglycans and the collagen network, respectively

Tenoscopic-guided ALSDFT desmotomy with the SaberRF probe showed no difference in measured outcomes to sharp transection with a tenotomy knife

Combining T2 mapping and T1ρ allows for the assessment of proteoglycans and the collagen network, respectively

Unlike in humans, a hypercoagulable state as measured by thromboelastometry did not develop in dogs following orthopedic surgery

Due to irreversible loss of cartilage, the prognosis of the erosion of the medial compartment of the elbow joint remains guarded

Single-plane fluoroscopic analysis by use of hybrid implant-bone models may be a valid, noninvasive technique for accurately measuring 3-D femorotibial poses in dogs treated with TPLO