Exploring the Benefits of Stroboscopic Technology and Guided Visualization in Teaching Suturing Techniques to Veterinary Medicine Students.

Suturing is widely regarded to be a core competency of veterinary education. With curricular requirements expanding, training interventions that improve students' suturing skills without added time would be valuable. This study evaluated the effects of stroboscopic visual resistance training, a technique using intermittent occlusion of vision, and guided visualization on suturing technique and speed.

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of desmopathy of the collateral ligaments of the equine distal interphalangeal joint.

We report the use of a low-field magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system for the detection of desmopathy of the collateral ligament of the distal interphalangeal joint and the long-term outcome. Twenty horses were studied and their medical records and MR images were reviewed retrospectively. Long-term follow-up information was obtained by telephonic questionnaires of owners, trainers, or referring veterinarians.

Transendoscopic, laser-assisted ventriculocordectomy for treatment of left laryngeal hemiplegia in horses: 22 cases (1999-2005).

Objective: To determine long-term effects of transendoscopic, laser-assisted ventriculocordectomy (LAVC) on airway noise and performance in horses with naturally occurring left laryngeal hemiplegia.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 22 horses with left laryngeal hemiplegia treated by means of LAVC.

Use of cisplatin-containing biodegradable beads for treatment of cutaneous neoplasia in equidae: 59 cases (2000-2004).

Objective: To determine outcome for equids with cutaneous neoplasms treated with cisplatin-containing biodegradable beads, alone or in conjunction with debulking.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: 56 horses, 1 zebra, 1 donkey, and 1 mule.

Excision as treatment of dermal melanomatosis in horses: 11 cases (1994-2000).

Objective: To determine whether excision was an acceptable treatment for dermal melanomatosis in horses.

Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: 11 horses with dermal melanomatosis involving the perineal, perianal, or perirectal region or ventral surface of the tail in which treatment consisted of tumor excision.

Effects of topical application of antimicrobials and bandaging on healing and granulation tissue formation in wounds of the distal aspect of the limbs in horses.

Objective: To determine whether povidone iodine ointment or 2 forms of silver sulfadiazine applied topically to wounds of the distal aspect of the limbs in horses affect the rate of second intention healing and to evaluate the additional influence of bandaging with these antimicrobials on granulation tissue formation.

Animals: 6 healthy adult horses.

Procedure: Six standardized 2.

Synovial regeneration in the equine carpus after arthroscopic mechanical or carbon dioxide laser synovectomy.

Objective: To compare synovial regeneration in the equine carpus after mechanical or CO(2) laser synovectomy.

Study Design: Arthroscopic partial synovectomy was performed in the radiocarpal and intercarpal joints.

Sample Population: Twelve horses, 3 to 6 years of age, were randomly divided into 3 groups.

Diode laser and endoscopic laser surgery.

Two functionally important differences exist between the diode laser and the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser (used more commonly in small animal surgery). Diode laser energy is delivered through a quartz fiber instead of being reflected through an articulated arm or waveguide. Quartz fibers are generally more flexible and resilient than waveguides and can be inserted through an endoscope for minimally invasive procedures.