From basic procedures like spays castrations and declaws to advanced surgeries like
craniotomy vertal slots and lung lobectomy Fossum's Small Animal Surgery 5th Edition is the
go-to full-color guide for everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know
about both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Five editors bring their expert perspective as
they discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities regenerative medicine
minimally invasive surgery and neurology. With each book adoption you'll also have access to
the Expert Consult website which includes a fully searchable version of the book plus
step-by-step video clips and animations of surgical procedures aftercare instruction handouts
case presentations references linked to full text articles on PubMed and an extensive image
collection. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and
techniques in small animal surgery! Well illustrated step-by-step instructions for surgical
techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical
situations. Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals
with particular diseases or disorders. Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques including
radiographs CT MRI and digital imaging explores the most useful imaging modalities for
demonstrating areas of surgical concern. Clinical tips boxes provide at-a-glance surgical and
practice tips. Postsurgical care instructions provide customizable client aftercare handouts
for many of the procedures in the book. Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text
articles. NEW! Expanded sections on thoracoscopy arthroscopy and laparoscopy reflect the
significant growth in minimally invasive procedures in vet medicine. NEW! Significantly revised
section on joint disease includes additional techniques and procedures. NEW! Revised chapter on
regenerative medicineemphasizes application of stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies
to clinical patients. NEW! Increased emphasis on differential diagnosis helps you learn how to
avoid misdiagnoses that result in unnecessary surgery with the inclusion of boxes covering
disorders that may mimic the more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are
not actual disorders requiring surgical repair. NEW! Correlation boxes highlight the advances
in veterinary medicine that correlate with human medicine. NEW! Expanded chapter on neurologic
examination cover how to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs.
NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos that walk through both basic and advanced procedures have
been added to this new edition. NEW! Aftercare instructions and rarely performed procedures
have been added to the Expert Consult.
