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Technique for Canine Total Hip Replacement
Author(s) -
OLMSTEAD MARVIN L.,
HOHN R. BRUCE,
TURNER THOMAS M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1981.tb00628.x
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip replacement , prosthesis , general surgery , surgery
Between August 1976 and April 1980, a total of 132 canine total hip replacements using a commercially available prosthesis, were performed on clinical patients at The Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital and Berwyn Veterinary Hospital, Chicago. The technique for total hip replacement is described. Details of preoperative evaluation, the operative procedure, and postoperative care are presented.