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New Abstracts of the week

Determination of the Stifle Angle at Standing Position in Dogs

Thomas Giansetto, Pierre P Picavet, Michaël Lefebvre, Marc Balligand

Vet Sci. 2022 Nov 21;9(11):644. doi: 10.3390/vetsci9110644.

The pre-operative measurement of the required TTA contribute to decreasing the incidence of late post-operative meniscal lesion.

Small animal: Stifle

Surgical time-out procedures: a single centre audit of standardised surgical communications

M W McMillan

J Small Anim Pract. 2022 Nov 23. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13580.

In a busy operating theatre environment, surgical time-out procedures may not be performed as they are intended.

Small animal: Business of Orthopedics

Preclosure povidone-iodine lavage in total hip replacement surgery: Infection outcomes and cost–benefit analysis

Sarah K Israel, Ericka Jaramillo, William D Liska

Vet Surg. 2022 Nov 21. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13910.

Preclosure povidone-iodine lavage appeared to be efficacious in lowering THR infection rates.

Small animal: Hip

Kindly Full paper offered by V.C.O.T.

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The Role of Tibial Plateau Angle in Canine Cruciate Ligament Rupture - A Review of the Literature

Cranial cruciate ligament disease is a common pathological condition in dogs that is often presented in daily clinical practice. Different risk factors for the development of this condition include breed, sex, age, bodyweight and neuter status, as well as different biological and biomechanical mechanisms.

Veterinary Surgery full paper - Kindly offered by Wiley

Veterinary Surgery full paper

The use of lateral arthroscopy portals for the management of bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the radial head in an English bulldog

Objective

To report a case of bilateral radial head osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) in a dog treated via lateral elbow arthroscopy portals.

Vcot Open

All articles in VCOT Open are made freely available for all to read and download.

VCOT Open - Issue 01 -Volume 03 - January 2020