SOMMAIRE : Special Techniques and Medical Advances for the Surgeon / Earl M. Gaughan 1 Providing Analgesia / Rose M. McMurphy 2 2 Capnometry, Pulse Oximetry, and Anesthetic Gas Monitoring / Lydia Donaldson 6 3 Systems for Recovery from Anesthesia / Rose M. McMurphy 13 4 Clinical Hypertonic Saline Solutions / Kathleen Worchuk-St. Jean 15 5 Perioperative Partial and Total Parenteral Nutrition / Thomas J. Divers 19 6 Antibiotic Therapy / Murray P. Brown 21 7 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs / Rustin M. Moore 25 8 Acupuncture for Control of Chronic Pain / Benson B. Martin, Jr., Alan M. Klide 31 9 Percutaneous Cold Laser Therapy / Jonathan H. Foreman 34 10 Cinematography / Kevin G. Keegan 39 11 Force Plate Gait Analysis / Ron M. McLaughlin, Earl M. Gaughan 45 12 Transendoscopic Laser Surgery of the Upper Respiratory Tract / Eric Tulleners 49 13 Laparoscopy / A. T. Fischer, Jr. 56 14 Rescue Techniques / Judy H. Cox 60 14 Integument and Oncology / Gary M. Baxter 67 15 Skin Preparation and Surgical Scrub Techniques / Joanne Ingle-Fehr, Gary M. Baxter 68 16 Wound Management / Gary M. Baxter 72 17 Management of Exuberant Granulation Tissue / J. T. Blackford 80 18 Topical Wound Treatments / Spencer M. Barber 84 19 Techniques in Reconstructive Surgery and Skin Grafting / Louise I. Southwood, Ted S. Stashak 89 20 Chemotherapeutic Modulation of Skin Tumors / Patricia S. Doyle 93 21 Lasers in the Management of Wounds and Skin Tumors / Henry Steven Adair III 98 22 Radiation Therapy (Brachytherapy) of Skin Tumors / Michael Walker 102 23 Management of Melanomas / Thomas E. Goetz 105 24 Lymphosarcoma and Other Rare Skin Tumors / John Lee Robertson 109 25 Bone Tumors and True Cysts / Jan F. Hawkins 112 25 Respiratory System / John A. Stick 116 26 Assessment of Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Function / Richard P. Hackett, Norman G. Ducharme, John A. Stick 117 27 Treadmill Diagnostics for Upper Airway Abnormalities / Norman G. Ducharme, Richard P. Hackett, John A. Stick 119 28 Evaluation of the Upper Respiratory Tract in Weanlings and Yearlings / Rolf M. Embertson 122 29 Ethmoid Hematoma / Frank A. Nickels 127 30 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate / James T. Robertson 131 31 Epiglottiditis / Eric Tulleners 135 32 Laryngoplasty and Repeat Laryngoplasty / Eric Tulleners, John A. Stick 137 33 Nerve Muscle Pedicle Graft and Laryngeal Hemiplegia / Ian C. Fulton, John A. Stick 142 34 Arytenoidectomy / Jonathan M. Lumsden, John A. Stick 145 35 Postanesthetic Pulmonary Infection / Michael J. Murray 150 36 Rib Resection and Thoracostomy / Rick D. Howard, G. Kent Carter 154 36 Nervous System and Special Senses / Nathaniel A. White II 159 37 Palmar Digital Neurectomy / Robin M. Dabareiner 160 38 Vertebral Interbody Fusion for Cervical Stenotic Myelopathy / James T. Robertson 163 39 Dorsal Laminectomy / Ted S. Stashak 167 40 Conditions Involving the Orbit, Eyelids, Conjunctiva, and Nasolacrimal System / W. C. Rebhun 168 41 Conditions of the Cornea, Uvea, and Lens / W. C. Rebhun 180 42 Ocular Prosthesis / Susan A. McLaughlin 188 43 Head Shaking / Pamela A. Wilkins 193 43 Urogenital System / Nathaniel A. White II 197 44 The Kidney and Ureter / William Donawick, Richard C. Uhlman 198 45 Patent Urachus and Septic Umbilical Remnants / Stephen R. Hance, Johanna Reimer 202 46 The Ruptured Bladder / M. A. Livesey 206 47 Third-Degree Rectovestibular Lacerations and Fistulas / Michelle M. LeBlanc 209 48 Granulosa-Theca Cell Tumors / Richard A. Fayrer-Hosken, William P. Hay 214 49 Ovariectomy: Laparoscopic Technique / Scott E. Palmer 217 50 Elective Cesarean Section / Don E. Slone 224 51 Dystocia / Robert J. Hunt, Walter Zent 225 52 Laparoscopic Techniques for Cryptorchidectomy and Inguinal Herniorraphy / A. T. Fischer, Jr. 229 52 Alimentary System and Abdominal Wall / James N. Moore 233 53 Dental Equipment / Michael Q. Lowder 234 54 Routine Dental Care / Michael Q. Lowder 240 55 Tooth Removal, Reduction, and Preservation / Michael Q. Lowder 245 56 Epidemiology of Colic / Mathew J. Reeves 254 57 Diagnostic Ultrasonography in Abdominal Pain / Andreas Klohnen, A. T. Fischer, Jr. 259 58 Rectal Examination for the Acute Abdomen / Nathaniel A. White II 262 59 Impaction of the Ascending Colon and Cecum / Robin M. Dabareiner 270 60 Intestinal Viability / Linda Van Hoogmoed, Jack R. Snyder 273 61 Nonreducible Ileocecal Intussusception / Warren Beard 280 62 Subtotal Resection and Anastomosis of the Ascending Colon / Jay Rose, Ethel M. Rose, Nathaniel A. White II 282 63 Abdominal Wound Closures / Rustin M. Moore 286 64 Treatment After Abdominal Surgery / Robin M. Dabareiner 295 65 Endotoxemia / Michelle Henry Barton 298 66 Modulation of Intestinal Motility / Peter G. Rakestraw 303 67 Intra-Abdominal Adhesions / William P. Hay, P. O. Eric Mueller 307 68 Gastrointestinal Disease and Abortion / Elizabeth M. Santschi 311 69 Colopexy / Robert J. Hunt 313 69 Musculoskeletal System / Gayle Trotter 317 70 Etiopathogenesis of Osteochondrosis / Catherine J. Savage 318 71 Angular Limb Deviations / Robert J. Hunt 323 72 Flexural Limb Deformities / Robert J. Hunt 326 73 Step Osteotomy/Ostectomy for Angular Limb Deformities / Joerg A. Auer 329 74 Soft Tissue Injuries to the Palmar Aspect of the Pastern / Carol Gillis 334 75 Superficial Digital Flexor Tendinitis / Rick Henninger 341 76 Suspensory Desmitis and Proximal Metacarpal Injury / Michael W. Ross 347 77 Ultrasound-Guided Tendon and Ligament Surgery / Nathaniel A. White II 357 78 New Instrumentation in Fracture Repair / Mark D. Markel 362 79 External Fixation / David M. Nunamaker 368 80 Intra-Articular Soft Tissue Injuries / Gayle Trotter 372 81 Infectious Arthritis / Vanessa L.-Cook, Alicia L. Bertone 381 82 Tourniquets / Stephen B. Adams 385 83 The Distal Interphalangeal Joint / Clifford M. Honnas, Gayle Trotter 389 84 Osteochondral Fragmentation of the Proximopalmar/Proximoplantar Aspect of the Proximal Phalanx / Michael W. Ross 397 85 Injuries of the Proximal Sesamoid Bones / Alan J. Ruggles, Albert A. Gabel 403 86 Breakdown Injuries / David M. Nunamaker 408 87 Diagnostic Arthroscopy in Occult Carpal Lesions / Robert K. Schneider 412 88 Olecranon Fractures / Dean Richardson 416 89 Shoulder Injuries / Helga Bleyaert 420 90 Tarsal Injuries / Elizabeth M. Santschi 428 91 Tarsal Arthrodesis / Thomas C. Bohanon 433 92 Patellar Injuries / Sue Dyson 440 93 Coxofemoral Joint Arthroscopy / Alan J. Nixon 448 94 Stress Fractures / Susan M. Stover 451 95 Third Metacarpal Stress Fractures / Ken Sullins 460 96 Limb Amputation and Prosthesis / Barrie Grant 463 97 Support Bandages / Ava M. Trent 468 98 Standing Orthopedic Procedures / Dean Richardson 476 99 Intra-Articular and Systemic Medication / C. Wayne McIlwraith 481 99 Lameness and Farriery / Clifford M. Honnas 489 100 Diagnostic Neural and Articular Anesthesia / Patricia M. Hogan, Clifford M. Honnas 490 101 Objective and Subjective Gait Analysis Techniques / John P. Caron 501 102 Effects of Hoof Angle on Locomotion and Limb Loading / Hilary M. Clayton 504 103 Hoof Balance: Methods and Assessment / Janice H. Young 510 104 Bar Shoes: Use and Applications / Paul Goodness, Nathaniel A. White II 513 105 Composite Repair of Hoof Injuries / Paul Goodness 516 106 Plastic and Glue-On Shoes / Janice H. Young 518 107 Hoof Plate Application for Cracks and Hoof Deformities / Paul Goodness, Nathaniel A. White II 519 108 Treatment Plate Applications / Claude A. Ragle 521 109 Support Shoes and Braces for Tendon and Ligament Injuries / Claude A. Ragle 523 110 Foot Bruises: Diagnosis and Treatment / Andrew Parks 528 111 Pedal Osteitis / M. Keith Chaffin 530 112 Keratomas / David D. Frisbie, Gayle Trotter 531 113 Chronic Foot Injury and Deformity / Andrew Parks 534 114 Navicular Syndrome (Navicular Disease) / T. S. Stashak 537 115 Acute Laminitis / Douglas Allen 544 116 Chronic Laminitis / Robert J. Hunt 548 117 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation for Equine Athletes / Mimi Porter, Calvin N. Kobluk 553 118 Modulation of Peripheral Blood Flow / Tracy A. Turner 561 119 Epidemiologic Studies of Racehorse Injuries / Calvin N. Kobluk 564 119 Imaging / Lisa Neuwirth 571 120 Film-Screen Combinations / Diana S. Rosenstein 572 121 Orthopedic Contrast Radiography / Barbara J. Watrous 573 122 Portable Fluoroscopy and Digital Radiography / Diana S. Rosenstein 575 123 Spinal Radiography and Myelography / Bonnie R. Rush 576 124 Radiography, Myelography, and Management of Spinal Disease / Bonnie R. Rush 579 125 Standing and Conventional Pelvic Radiography / Stephen A. May 584 126 Radiography of the Upper Respiratory Tract / Eric Tulleners 587 127 Clinical Applications of Bone Scanning / Howard J. Seeherman 592 128 Thermography / Tracy A. Turner 606 129 Flexor Tendon Ultrasound / Gregory D. Roberts, Susan M. Newell 612 130 Sonography / Virginia B. Reef 619 131 Ultrasonography of Joints and Synovia / Jean-Marie Denoix, Valeria Busoni 643 132 Imaging and the Prepurchase Examination / Lisa Neuwirth 654