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Highlights
- Written by veterinarians across multiple disciplines with expertise in the canine musculoskeletal system, this book offers an easy-to-use guide for diagnosing lameness in dogs.
- About the Author: The Editor FELIX DUERR, Dr. med.
- 448 Pages
- Medical, Veterinary Medicine
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About the Book
"Canine Lameness offers an easy-to-use guide to diagnosing the causes of lameness in dogs. Bringing together clinical examination, diagnostic imaging, and relevant musculoskeletal anatomy, the book puts all the information needed to assess and diagnose a lame dog at the practitioner's fingertips. To simplify and streamline the use of the book in the clinic, information is logically organized by body system, with an emphasis on muscular pathology and conditions. Written by specialists in orthopedics, sports medicine, and neurology, the book is a highly practical reference to canine lameness diagnosis, focusing on the most commonly presented soft tissue injuries. A companion website offers video clips showing the steps of the examination, lameness conditions, and techniques. Canine Lameness is a useful resource for veterinarians and staff involved in the diagnosis of lameness in dogs"--Book Synopsis
Written by veterinarians across multiple disciplines with expertise in the canine musculoskeletal system, this book offers an easy-to-use guide for diagnosing lameness in dogs. Canine Lameness focuses on evaluation and diagnostic techniques, with descriptions of the most common reasons for lameness. Arranged by anatomical region, this approach complements the clinical assessment of a patient.
Designed for ease of use, the book puts all the information needed to evaluate and diagnose a dog's orthopedic status at the reader's fingertips. Particular emphasis is placed on orthopedic examination, radiographic anatomy, and abnormal radiographic findings.
Features of Canine Lameness
- Offers a comprehensive guide to diagnosing musculoskeletal diseases causing lameness in dogs
- Brings clinical examination, diagnostic imaging, and relevant musculoskeletal anatomy together into a single resource
- Takes a logical, regions-based approach, outlining diagnostic steps and differential diagnoses for each specific area
- Focuses on commonly encountered conditions while highlighting critical diagnostic steps to ensure other, less common, differential diagnoses are not missed
- Includes access to a companion website with video clips demonstrating detailed steps of the examination, techniques, and lameness conditions
Canine Lameness is an excellent resource for veterinarians and staff involved in the diagnosis of lameness in dogs, and will be of great benefit to all animal health professionals working in the area of canine orthopedics.
From the Back Cover
Provides a practical, step-by-step guide to diagnosing lameness in dogs, combining clinical examination, diagnostic imaging, and relevant anatomy
Written by veterinarians across multiple disciplines with expertise in the canine musculoskeletal system, this book offers an easy-to-use guide for diagnosing lameness in dogs. Canine Lameness focuses on evaluation and diagnostic techniques, with descriptions of the most common reasons for lameness. Arranged by anatomical region, this approach complements the clinical assessment of a patient.
Designed for ease of use, the book puts all the information needed to evaluate and diagnose a dog's orthopedic status at the reader's fingertips. Particular emphasis is placed on orthopedic examination, radiographic anatomy, and abnormal radiographic findings.
Features of Canine Lameness
- Offers a comprehensive guide to diagnosing musculoskeletal diseases causing lameness in dogs
- Brings clinical examination, diagnostic imaging, and relevant musculoskeletal anatomy together into a single resource
- Takes a logical, regions-based approach, outlining diagnostic steps and differential diagnoses for each specific area
- Focuses on commonly encountered conditions while highlighting critical diagnostic steps to ensure other, less common, differential diagnoses are not missed
- Includes access to a companion website with video clips demonstrating detailed steps of the examination, techniques, and lameness conditions
Canine Lameness is an excellent resource for veterinarians and staff involved in the diagnosis of lameness in dogs, and will be of great benefit to all animal health professionals working in the area of canine orthopedics.
Review Quotes
"Canine Lameness is an excellent resource for all veterinary health professionals....Overall, the text is succinctly comprehensive, logically organized, well written, and easy to follow and use. This book augments the limited resources currently devoted to describing the causes of lameness in dogs and will be an excellent addition to the reference library of any small animal veterinary hospital." - JAVMA DEC 15, 2020 VOL 257 NO. 12
About the Author
The Editor
FELIX DUERR, Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS-SA, DECVS, DACVSMR, is Associate Professor of Small Animal Orthopedics in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.