Surgery of the Canine Stifle (8 procedures)

Whether you’re seeking to refine your surgical techniques or develop new expertise in stifle surgery, this video collection is a valuable resource for your practice. This volume includes high-quality video of lateral fabello-tibial suture stabilization in both cadaveric knees and clinical patients. Cadaveric video provides great detail on pertinent anatomy — you’ll never struggle to find the fabella again. Footage demonstrates the mechanism of medial meniscal injury and how to manage caudal horn medial meniscal tears. Management of medial patellar luxation is covered in detail, including wedge recession trochleoplasty, block trochleoplasty, and tibial crest transposition. This patellar luxation footage includes tips you won’t find in a textbook, but that are certain to make your life easier and your skills stronger in the operating room. You’ll use this footage to train yourself or your practice colleagues in how to properly perform cranial drawer and tibial compression tests for stifle instability. Procedures covered: Ex-cap — medial arthrotomy and partial meniscectomy (cadaver) Ex-cap — lateral arthrotomy and meniscal visualization (cadaver) Ex-cap — with partial meniscectomy (case) Patella — toy breed medial patellar luxation (MPL) with added “tips” (case) Patella — block trochleoplasty Patella — soft tissue tension balancing Tibial compression test for cranial cruciate instability Drawer test for cranial cruciate instability