Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks.

Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks serve as a valuable component of multimodal pain management for acutely injured patients in the emergency department and offer a potentially more efficient alternative to time-consuming procedural sedation.

Surgery and postoperative definitive radiotherapy for management of canine soft tissue sarcoma: a multi-institutional retrospective study of 272 dogs (2010-2020).

Objective: To report local progression and survival in dogs following surgery and postoperative definitive radiotherapy (dRT) for management of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and to evaluate risk factors for local progression and survival.

Methods: Records were retrospectively reviewed at 9 referral hospitals for dogs managed with postoperative dRT between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2020, following surgery for STS. Data related to presentation, surgery, dRT, systemic therapy, and outcome were abstracted.

Using Point-of-care Ultrasonography to Diagnose Traumatic Arthrotomy of the Knee: A Case Series.

Introduction: Accurate diagnosis of traumatic arthrotomy of the knee (TAK) is critical for patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) to ensure timely treatment. Current diagnostic modalities including plain radiography, computed tomography (CT), and the saline load test (SLT) have advantages and disadvantages. Point-of-care-ultrasonography (POCUS) offers a possible timely, low-cost, and efficient alternative method of diagnosing TAK.

Effects of neoadjuvant zoledronate and radiation therapy on cell survival, cell cycle distribution, and clinical status in canine osteosarcoma.

Introduction: Zoledronic acid (ZOL) is a third-generation bisphosphonate with a higher affinity for bone resorption areas than earlier bisphosphonates (i.e., pamidronate, PAM).