General Surgery

Wed 23 May 2012

Comparison of three preoperative skin preparation techniques in ponies

D. G. Wilson, F. Hartmann, V. R. Carter, A. Klohnen, P. S. MacWilliams Equine Veterinary Education September 2011 23 9 462-465

A limited surgical approach for pastern arthrodesis in horses with severe osteoarthritis

P. Jones, M. Delco, W. Beard, J. D. Lillich, A. Desormaux Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2009 22 4 303-308

Complications of Orthopaedic Surgery in Horses

Dean W. Richardson DVM Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice December 2008 24 3 591-610

Evaluation of in vitro performance of suction drains

Evaluation of in vitro performance of suction drains American Journal of Veterinary Research February 2009 70 2 283-289

Surgical Approach for Removal of Nonarticular Base Sesamoid Fragments of the Proximal Sesamoid Bones in Horses

MATTHEW T. BROKKEN, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, ROBERT K. SCHNEIDER, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, and RUSSELL L. TUCKER, DVM, Diplomate ACVR Veterinary surgery October 2008 37 7 619-24

A review of post-operative infections in veterinary orthopaedic surgery

J. S. Weese Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2008 21 2 99-105

Factors affecting bacterial counts during preparation of the hands for aseptic surgery

K. Corder, T. G. Knowles, P. E. Holt

Veterinary Record (2007),160, 897-902

This study was designed to compare the efficacy of four hand preparation techniques in removing bacteria from the hands preoperatively. The effect of bacteriological swabbing itself on bacterial counts was also investigated. The numbers of bacteria obtained from the dominant and non-dominant hands were also determined.