Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement
AVS - Advances in Vetinary Surgery

1. Edition November 2012
272 Pages, Hardcover
193 Pictures (118 Colored Figures)
Practical Approach Book
Short Description
Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement provides an up-to-date, comprehensive examination of joint replacement in veterinary surgery. Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation, the book presents an evidence-based, multi-system examination of the current state of hip, knee, and elbow replacement in dogs and cats, including information on biomechanics and biomaterials not found in other sources. Written by an international group of experts, the book is an unparalleled repository of information for veterinary surgeons, residents, and practitioners with an interest in these procedures.
Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement provides an up-to-date, comprehensive examination of joint replacement in veterinary surgery. Part of the Advances in Veterinary Surgery series copublished with the ACVS Foundation, the book presents an evidence-based, multi-system examination of the current state of hip, knee, and elbow replacement in dogs and cats, including information on biomechanics and biomaterials not found in other sources. Written by an international group of experts, the book offers guidance on the history, indications, contraindications, clinical procedures, and a review of the current literature for these surgical techniques.
Focusing on replacement of the hip, knee, and elbow, the book also covers disc, shoulder, carpus, and tarsus replacement, as well as information on the development of custom prostheses. Each section incorporates information on potential complications and outcomes assessment. Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement is an unparalleled repository of information for veterinary surgeons, residents, and practitioners with an interest in these procedures.
Foreword xi
Marvin L. Olmstead
Foreword xiii
David J. DeYoung
Foreword xvii
Mark D. Markel, Chair of the Board of Trustees ACVS Foundation
Preface and Acknowledgments xix
1. The History of Joint Replacement in Veterinary Surgery 3
Mariana Quina and Jeffrey N. Peck
2. Implant Materials: Structural 11
Simon C. Roe
3. Implant Materials: Surface Coating 19
David J. DeYoung and Denis J. Marcellin-Little
4. Weight-Bearing Surfaces 31
Jeffrey N. Peck
5. Methods of Immediate Fixation 39
Kei Hayashi and Kurt S. Schulz
6. Biomechanical Considerations in Total Hip Replacement 53
Michael P. Kowaleski
7. Clinical Application of Total Hip Replacement 69
Jeffrey N. Peck, William D. Liska, David J. DeYoung, and Denis J. Marcellin-Little
8. Revision Strategies for Total Hip Replacement 109
Jeffrey N. Peck and Denis J. Marcellin-Little
9. Biomechanical Considerations in Total Knee Replacement 131
Matthew Allen and Kenneth Mann
10. Clinical Application of Total Knee Replacement 151
Melvyn Pond
11. Biomechanical Considerations in Total Elbow Development 163
Greg Van Der Meulen
12. Clinical Application of Total Elbow Replacement in Dogs 179
Loïc M. Déjardin, Reunan P. Guillou, and Michael Conzemius
13. Emerging Arthroplasties 199
Jeffrey N. Peck
14. Custom Total Joint Arthroplasty 223
Denis J. Marcellin-Little and Ola L.A. Harrysson
Index 243
"Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement is a 'must' for any veterinarian's reference library; especially those strong in veterinary surgery, and provides an up-to-date examination of joint replacement procedures." (Bookwatch, 1 April 2013)
Denis J. Marcellin-Little, DEDV, DACVS, DECVS, is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.