Here are a few articles from the most recent journals. Here's your chance to refresh your comparative forelimb anatomy! Gough-Palmer AL, Maclachlan J, Routh A. Paws for thought: comparative radiologic anatomy of the mammalian forelimb. Radiographics 2008;28:501-510. Wong DM, Belgrave RL, … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2008
Known Case Conference
This week was all equine with some great cases to challenge the residents. Case 1 15 year old Thoroughbred gelding lame in the right hind limb. Lameness resolves with an abaxial sesamoidean local anesthetic block. There was a crescent shaped, smoothly marginated defect in the dorsolateral margin … [Read more...]
Known Case Conference
This week's KCC was hosted by our large animal ultrasonographers, Mary Beth Whitcomb and Betsy Vaughan, and they brought some great cases to challenge the residents with. Case 1 18 month old Standardbred colt who had both front legs caught in the stall yesterday. Lame on the left front limb. The … [Read more...]
Journal Club 3.12.08
Braun U, Nuss K, Wehbrink D, et al. Clinical and ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment of pyelonephritis in 17 cows. Vet J 2008;175:240-248. Vos NJ, Pollock PJ, Harty M, et al. Fractures of the cervical vertebral odontoid in four horses and one pony. Vet Rec … [Read more...]
Known Case Conference
This week we had some good old fashioned films to look at. No powerpoint, and everyone clustered around the viewboxes to get a look at them. We also gave the residents two at a time with a 15 minute time limit. It's good practice for letting the last case go and moving on to the next one. Case … [Read more...]