Locking Plates in Veterinary Orthopedics is a comprehensive and state-of-the-art guide to all aspects of using locking plates to treat orthopedic conditions in dogs, cats, and large animals.
• Offers a proven approach to using locking plates in veterinary practice
• Highlights practical clinical applications with illustrative clinical cases
• Includes information on the history, principles, and materials as well as specific techniques
• Presents data on both traumatic and non-traumatic applications
• Provides instructive color photographs to demonstrate the procedures
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| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Disclosures |
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1 A Brief History of Veterinary Locking Plates Applications |
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| I Principles of Locking Plate Application |
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2 Pitfalls of Locking Plate Applications |
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3 The Biology of Locking Plate Applications |
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4 Dynamic Compression vs. Locking Plating - Is One "Better"? A Review of Biomechanical Principles and in vitro Testing |
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5 Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis |
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| II Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals |
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6 Principles of Locking Plate Applications in Large Animals |
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| III Current Veterinary Locking Plate Instrumentation and Implants |
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7 The Advanced Locking Plate System (ALPS) |
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8 The Fixin Implant System |
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9 The Liberty Lock System |
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10 The Polyaxial (PAX) Advanced Locking System |
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11 The String of Pearls (SOP) System |
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91 | (6) |
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12 The Synthes Locking Compression Plate (LCP) System |
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| IV Trauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples |
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IV-A Appendicular Skeletal Fractures |
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IV-B Axial Skeletal Fractures |
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18 Maxillofacial and Mandibular Fractures |
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19 Spinal Fractures and Luxations |
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| V Nontrauma Applications: Clinical Case Examples |
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V-A Corrective Osteotomies |
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20 Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture |
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21 Double Pelvic Osteotomy for Hip Dysplasia |
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22 Distal Femoral Osteotomy for Patella Luxation |
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24 Atlantoaxial Subluxation |
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25 Caudocervical Spondylomyelopathy |
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26 Lumbosacral Stabilization |
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| Index |
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THE EDITORS
Matthew D. Barnhart, DVM, MS, DACVS, is a Staff Surgeon at MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets in Worthington, Ohio, USA.
Karl C. Maritato, DVM, DACVS, is a Staff Surgeon at MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, USA.
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