"The contributors, selected for their expertise and knowledge of the subject, provide the reader with practical advice on the management of the commonly occurring fractures in the dog, and cat. The text is lavishly illustrated with full-color illustrations, intraoperative pictures and radiographs. A comprehensive description of each procedure is complemented by animations and sequences from AO Teaching Videos on a DVD-ROM." "In a departure from previous AO textbooks, chapters provide advice on preoperative preparation, perioperative pain control, anesthesia, radiography, postoperative care, and rehabilitation." "New concepts have been embraced and considerably more emphasis is placed on alternative methods of fixation to bone plating. The indications for biological fracture fixation and anatomical reconstruction are addressed, with illustrated examples of both techniques appearing throughout the text."--Jacket.

1.Perioperative patient management / John E.F. Houlton and Dianne Dunning -- 2. Implants : description and application -- Screws and plates / Daniel Koch -- External fixators, pins, nails, and wires / Simon C. Roe -- 3. Fracture healing / Dominique J. Griffon -- 4. Fractures of the mandible / Randy J. Boudrieau -- 5. Fractures of the maxilla / Randy J. Boudrieau -- 6. Fractures of the spine / Jean P. Cabassu -- 7. Fractures of the scapula / Jean P. Cabassu -- 8. Fractures of the pelvis / Charles DeCamp -- Fracture-luxation of the sacroiliac joint / Charles DeCamp -- Fractures of the ilium / Charles DeCamp -- Fractures of the acetabulum / Ulrike Matis -- Fractures of the ischium and pubis / Ulrike Matis -- 9. Fractures of the humerus / Thomas M. Turner -- Fractures of the proximal humerus / Thomas M. Turner -- Fractures of the humeral diaphysis / Thomas M. Turner -- Fractures of the distal humerus / Thomas M. Turner -- 10. Fractures of the radius -- Fractures of the proximal radius / James P. Toombs -- Fractures of the radial diaphysis / James P. Toombs -- Fractures of the distal radius and styloid process / James P. Toombs -- 11. Fractures of the ulna / Andre Autefage -- 12. Fractures of the femur -- Fractures of the proximal femur / Don Hulse, Sharon Kerin and Dan Mertens -- Fractures of the femoral diaphysis / Don Hulse, Sharon Kerin and Dan Mertens -- Fractures of the distal femur / James Tomlinson -- 13. Fractures of the patella / James Tomlinson. 14. Fractures of the tibia and fibula -- Fractures of the proximal tibia / Gunter Schwarz -- Fractures of the tibial diaphysis / Gunter Schwarz -- Fractures of the distal tibia and malleoli / Gunter Schwarz -- 15. Fractures of the carpus / Kenneth A. Johnson and Alessandro P. Piras -- 16. Fractures of the tarsus / Jon F. Dee -- 17. Fractures of the metacarpal and metatarsal bones / Jon F. Dee -- 18. Fractures of the digits / Jon F. Dee -- 19. Corrective osteotomies / Ann L. Johnson -- 20. Complications of fracture treatment -- Delayed unions / Gian Luca Rovesti -- Nonunions / Gian Luca Rovesti -- Malunions / Gian Luca Rovesti -- Osteomyelitis / Steven C. Budsberg -- Implant failure / Steven C. Budsberg -- Refracture after implant removal / Steven C. Budsberg -- 21. Arthrodesis of the shoulder / Ann L. Johnson and John E.F. Houlton -- 22. Arthrodesis of the elbow / Ann L. Johnson and John E.F. Houlton -- 23. Arthrodesis of the carpus / Ann L. Johnson and John E.F. Houlton -- 24. Arthrodesis of the stifle / Klaus H. Bonath and Rico Vannini -- 25. Arthrodesis of the tarsus / Rico Vannini and Klaus H. Bonath -- 26. Arthrodesis of the digits / Klaus H. Bonath and Rico Vannini -- 27. App. : implants and materials in fracture fixation / Stephan M. Perren, Robert Mathys and Ortrun Pohler.