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Interview with Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC

New Abstracts of the week

Patella tendinopathy Zoobiquity - What can we learn from dogs?

Knee. 2018 Dec 13. pii: S0968-0160(18)30798-1. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2018.11.010. [Epub ahead of print]

This observational animal cohort study demonstrates a biomechanical rationale for investigating diagnostic and potential treatment options.

Small animal: Knee

Application of Bonelike® as synthetic bone graft in orthopaedic and oral surgery in veterinary clinical cases

Biomater Res. 2018 Dec 29;22:38. doi: 10.1186/s40824-018-0150-x.

This procedure improves the animals' quality of life.

Small animal: Biologics - Fracture Fixation and Implants

The effect of body condition on postoperative recovery of dachshunds with intervertebral disc disease treated with postoperative physical rehabilitation

Vet Surg. 2018 Dec 13. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13142. [Epub ahead of print]

A slower recovery is likely with increased preoperative disability, but body condition does not seem to affect the postoperative prognosis of dachshunds treated with rehabilitation.

Small animal: Spine

Getting Your Research or Report Published

Kenneth A. Johnson
University of Sidney
5^th WVOC
ESVOT VOS
Barcelona 2018

Incoming meetings and courses

January 18, 2019

KYON PGR Course

Zurich (Switzerland)

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

Vcot

Sonoelastographic Features of the Patellar Ligament in Clinically Normal Dogs

Objective This article describes the sonoelastographic features of the patellar ligament of sound dogs and tests feasibility, reproducibility and repeatability. Methods Clinically healthy medium-to-large breed dogs were enrolled. Sonoelastographic images of the patellar ligaments were obtained in lateral recumbency with the stifle flexed by an experienced operator and by a senior veterinary student. The elasticity colour map included red (soft), green (intermediate) and blue (hard). Tissue elasticity was measured by calculating the percentage of softness with dedicated software. Categorical, qualitative data analysis was performed using a weighted kappa statistic for repeatability and reproducibility.Acategorical qualitative assessmentwas performedbasedon a grading scale of 1 to 5 (soft, mostly soft, intermediate, mostly hard and hard).

Radiology cases

Joe P. Morgan

October 2014 Small animal case

October 2014

Small Animals Case of the Month

Dog
Labrador Retriever
Female neutered
8 years of age
Suspicious of hit by car some hours before, not able to stand.
Lateral view of the abdomen and of the thorax were taken.

October 2014 Large animal case

October 2014

Large Animals Case of the Month

Oldenburg horse
Male castrated
13 years of age
Very long history of lameness front left, recurrent.
Localised in the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP joint), graded differently in different clinical examinations.