Manual of Equine Field Surgery

Description
This practical manual provides thorough explanations and step-by-step guidance for 34 procedures that can be performed in less than an hour in a standing sedated patient without the use of special equipment. Three-dimensional, anatomical line drawings, high-quality photographs, and a companion DVD visually demonstrate key concepts and techniques.

Contents


Field Anesthesia

Available protocols
Equipment needed/desired
Complications


Field Surgeries

Distal Limb
Head and Neck
Urogenital
Limited abdominal


Distal Limb Surgeries

Periosteal stripping
Distal limb perfusions
Tendon laceration repair
Palmar/plantar annular ligament resections
Lateral Digital Extensor tenotomy
Medial Patellar Desmotomy
Inferior & Superior check ligament desmotomy
Resect distal splint bones
Deep digital flexor tenotomy
Semitendinosus tenotomy for fibrotic myopathy
Palmar digital neurectomy
Cast Application


Head & Neck Surgeries

Trephine sinuses
Incisive bone fracture repair
Patent nasolacrimal duct
Tracheotomy/tracheostomy
Tooth repulsion
Sternothyroideus tenectomy/sternohyoideus myectomy
Modified Forsell?s procedure for cribbing
Eye enucleation
Eyelid laceration repair


Urogenital Surgeries

Male
Castration
Cryptorchid castration
Circumcision (Reefing) procedure
Amputation of penis
Urethrotomy
Urethrostomy
Female
Caslicks procedure
Perineal body reconstruction
Urethroplasty
3o Rectovaginal tear repair
Rectovaginal fistula repair


Limited Abdominal

Inguinal herniorrhaphy
Umbilical herniorrhaphy