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• Over 1500 full color illustrations provide exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure.
• Over 600 full color photographs and radiographs offer clear images of specific disorders, diseases, and procedures.
• Information on the most efficient and cost-saving sterilization techniques including scrubless and waterless preparation solutions.
• General considerations and clinically relevant pathophysiology sections provide practical information for case management.
• Step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques are presented in italicized blue type for quick and easy reference.
• Special icons identify advanced procedures that should be referred to an experienced surgeon or specialist.
• Color-coded tables and boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information such as drug dosages, clinical signs, and analgesic protocols.
• Anesthesia Protocols provide quick and easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders.

• A new chapter on Fundamentals of Physical Rehabilitation details the basics of physical rehabilitation for practitioners who want to integrate physical therapy into practice.
• A new chapter on Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery that describes the principles of performing surgery with the least instrumentation possible, including instrument selection and care and basic techniques.
• A new chapter on Surgery of the Eye that discusses diseases and disorders of the eye, their medical management, and corrective surgical procedures.
• Expanded coverage of perioperative multimodal analgesic therapy.
• Updated coverage of arthroscopy, canine elbow dysplasia, joint replacement, and management of osteoarthritis.
• The latest information on state-of-the-art radiologic techniques.

Average Customer Rating:

Surgery recipe book

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I am in the final stages of specializing in small animal surgery. One of our prescribed text books is Slatter, an excellent reference with lots of information for you to get lost in, not always telling you what the method of choice is for a particular procedure. Fossum is in my opinion a good summary of Slatter, leaving out all the irrelevant stuff. Fossum is like a recipe book for surgery, guiding you step-by-step with good quality illustrations through the majority of procedures even a specialist has to do on a daily basis. This book is a must for every veterinarian that is involved in any aspect of small animal surgery.

good book	Customer Rating:
good pictures and draws. Spot procedures. but not enough I want to this book must been 2 volume set :D I want.. I want....... What men want? Absolutely TEXT BOOK, may be with new hardcover in the feature :P

THE surgery textbook

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This is THE surgery textbook for small animal veterinarians. Great descriptions and illustrations. A true "must-have" for those interested in surgery. My only critic is that they should decide and split it in two so those of us not into orthopedics or neurosurgery wouldn't have to buy that part. I think this would make for a great soft tissue surgery book and, probably, much more affordable (had to buy it through amazon.com because this book is tremendously expensive in Europe).

Vet Student	Customer Rating:
My daughter is final year vet student, and she had been looking for this book. It is one of the best of its type. The professors recommended it, and it should be a great help to her when she goes into practice. She absolutely loved it!

Review - What a joke	Customer Rating:
Review - What a joke....Amazon ask for a review when 6 weeks after placing the order I am still awaiting delivery of the book...Amazon get smarter, look at your deilvery dates before expecting a review....