Shoulder instability is one of the most common causes of lameness in the forelegs of dogs and cats. The parts of the shoulder primarily responsible for shoulder stability are the joint capsule…
Do you want Search?
Random Post
Search
Search
JumpStart® Antimicrobial Wound Dressing Brings Relief from Summer Sores
A horse named Zora healed faster than ever from her…
Mini TightRope® Implant Gets Ring-Tailed Lemur Back into Forest Habitat
A nine-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Sarsaparilla (or Sassy, for short)…
-
-
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease
Cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) is a degenerative disease that occurs in the hind leg of dogs and occasionally cats. Similar to the anterior crucial ligament (ACL) in humans, the cranial cruciate…
-
Fractures
The most common reason fractures occur is trauma. Pets with fractures often limp and have severe pain and swelling. An open fracture is when the broken bone comes through the skin, while…
-
How Two TightRope® Procedures Helped a 170 lb. Lab Play Ball Again
Six-year-old Cooper is feeling playful again after dealing with one of the most common orthopedic injuries in dogs—a tear in the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL). But for Cooper, it wasn’t just one…
-
JumpStart™ Antimicrobial Wound Dressing Case Q&A with Dr. Brian Trumpatori
Dr. Trumpatori, Chief of Surgery at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas, was waiting for the right clinical conditions to use JumpStart antimicrobial wound dressing which generates microcurrents to support the…
-
How the TightRope® CCL Fixation Technique was Developed
by James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, DACVS TightRope® CCL fixation was developed to address my strong concerns about the relative safety, efficacy and availability of the surgical treatments for CCL disease in…
-
Daisy’s Renewed Energy and Mobility After Successful TightRope® CCL Surgery
By Christina Holbrook, DVM How long will it take for my dog to be able to run again? What are the most common complications with this surgery? What would you do…
-
Double TightRope® Case Study
Dr. Jennifer Hummel, DVM Rolesville Veterinary Hospital (Rolesville, NC) At our animal hospital, we’ve learned, over time, that assessing the right path for our patients is often a balancing act between the…
-
Arthrex in the Spotlight for Role in Injured Dog’s Recovery
Arthrex is making headlines after Abigail, the pit bull injured in a dogfighting ring, visited its Naples headquarters to meet the Arthrex employees who helped with the dog’s recovery. Abigail wagged her…
-
CUE Case Report
James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR Arthrex’s Canine Unicompartmental Elbow (CUE) Arthroplasty System was developed by Kurt Schulz, DVM, DACVS, Arthrex Research and Development Manager Josh Karnes and myself in order…
