The use of lateral arthroscopy portals for the management of a fragmented lateral coronoid process in an English Bulldog.

Objective: To report a case of unilateral lateral coronoid process fragmentation in a dog treated via lateral elbow arthroscopy portals.

Animal: A 9-month old male intact English Bulldog.

Study Design: Case report.

Radiation exposure to the orthopedic surgeon-a dosimetric comparison of two mini C-arm fluoroscopy models: a pilot study.

Objective: Perform a cadaveric experimental pilot study to measure and compare potential radiation exposure to an orthopedic surgeon from 2 different-generation mini C-arm models during a simulated orthopedic surgery.

Sample: 16 radiation dosimeters.

Methods: Mock surgery setups were constructed with a canine cadaver thoracic limb and 2 different-generation mini C-arm models.

Surgical and oncologic outcomes in dogs with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours arising from the brachial or lumbosacral plexus.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) of a plexus nerve or nerve root cause significant morbidity and present a treatment challenge. The surgical approach can be complex and information is lacking on outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe surgical complication rates and oncologic outcomes for canine MPNST of the brachial or lumbosacral plexus.

The use of lateral arthroscopy portals for the management of bilateral osteochondritis dissecans of the radial head in an English bulldog.

Objective: To report a case of bilateral radial head osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) in a dog treated via lateral elbow arthroscopy portals.

Study Design: Case report.

Animals: Six month old female spayed English bulldog.

Indications, complications, and mortality rate following craniotomy or craniectomy in dogs and cats: 165 cases (1995-2016).

Objective: To determine the most common indications for cranial surgery and identify risk factors associated with the occurrence of complications and death in the perioperative period following cranial surgery.

Animals: 150 dogs and 15 cats.

Procedures: For this multi-institutional retrospective case series, medical records of dogs and cats that underwent cranial surgery at any of the 4 participating institutions between 1995 and 2016 were reviewed.

Influence of a cell salvage washing system and leukocyte reduction filtration on bacterial contamination of canine whole blood ex vivo.

Objective: To determine the ability of cell salvage washing and leukoreduction filtration to remove bacterial contamination from canine whole blood.

Study Design: Ex vivo nested cohort study.

Sample Population: Commercially purchased fresh canine whole blood (n = 33 units).

Outcomes for dogs with functional thyroid tumors treated by surgical excision alone.

Objective: To describe clinical findings and survival times for dogs with functional thyroid tumors treated with surgery alone and investigate potential prognostic factors for outcome in these patients.

Animals: 27 client-owned dogs.

Procedures: Medical records of 9 institutions were reviewed to identify dogs with hyperthyroidism secondary to thyroid neoplasia that were treated with surgery alone between 2005 and 2015.

Survey of Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination in Dogs Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery.

Objective: To investigate the frequency, source, and risk factors of intraoperative (IO) surgeon and patient bacterial contamination during clean orthopedic surgeries, and to investigate the relationship between IO contamination and surgical site infection (SSI) in dogs.

Study Design: Prospective clinical study.

Sample Population: Client-owned dogs undergoing stifle surgery (n = 100).