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Cardiology
What is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) ? Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common...
What is Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease? Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease (MMVD) also known as...
Leptospirosis
Pathophysiology + clinical signs Leptospires multiply quickly once they enter the blood stream.🩸...
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with bacterial spirochetes of the genus...
Hip Series
Toggle pin technique involves placing an artificial ligament (Green line) to replace the round...
FHNE involves surgical removal of the femoral head and neck and it’s considered as salvage procedure...
Surgical options should be considered for chronic hip luxation and hips that reluxate after closed...
Hip Luxation – caudoventral luxation.Treatment for caudalventral hip luxation is similar to...
.The most common cause of hip luxation is trauma and some of these patients have underlying hip...
This surgery is appropriate for young dogs (8-12months old) with dysplasia but without...
This surgery is performed on young puppies before five months of age, so it is generally done as a...
Ortolani test is the test to confirm hip dysplasia clinically. Positive Ortolani sign can be found...
Pelvic limb gait is typically abnormal in dogs with hip dysplasia and can manifest as swaying of the...
Hip dysplasia (HD) is a common developmental orthopedic disorder involving excessive hip joint...
Stifle Series
Analogy:Pic 1 (normal joint): The rope (cranial cruciate ligament) is holding the red car 🚗 (Femur)...
The Extracapsular Lateral Suture Technique uses a synthetic, monofilament or braided polyethylene...
This test is best performed with the patient in a lateral recumbent position. One hand should hold...
This test is best performed with the patient in a lateral recumbent position. One hand should hold...
Cranial Drawer Test:This assessment evaluates the craniocaudal stability of the stifle joint...
The knee is stabilized by four main ligaments1) Medial collateral2) Lateral collateral3) Cranial...
Patellar luxation occurs when the kneecap slips out of its groove, shifting medially or laterally...
