Biomechanical comparison of canine median sternotomy closure using suture tape and orthopedic wire cerclage.

Objective: To compare the mechanical properties of suture tape and orthopedic wire cerclage in an ex vivo canine median sternotomy model.

Study Design: Ex vivo.

Animals: Twelve large-breed canine cadaveric sternums.

Arthroscopic-Assisted Toggle Rod Stabilization in Canine Coxofemoral Luxation: A Cadaveric Study.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to describe an arthroscopic-assisted technique for coxofemoral toggle rod placement, and to report on the feasibility, drill tunnel trajectory and accuracy of tunnel aperture location using this method.

Study Design:  Cadaveric pilot study.

Sample Population:  Eight coxofemoral joints.

Pituitary Surgery: Changing the Paradigm in Veterinary Medicine in the United States.

Medical management is currently the most common treatment for pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism and hypersomatotropism/acromegaly in veterinary medicine. Medical management does not provide a cure for either disease process, and rarely is pituitary imaging a part of initial diagnostics. Early pituitary imaging in animals with clinically functional pituitary tumors provides a baseline assessment, allows monitoring of tumor changes, and permits radiation and surgical planning.