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This resource for veterinary professionals and academics brings together all of the research papers, studies and case reports carried out by the clinicians who work at Fitzpatrick Referrals.

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Recent publications

Surgical management of ectrodactyly with orthogonal plating, pancarpal arthrodesis and reconstruction podoplasty in two dogs

Research authors: Petrus L. Swart, James W. Guthrie

Stargazing behaviour in dogs: a retrospective multicentre study of 90 dogs

Research authors: M. Madden, T. Liatis, A. De Stefani, L. Bamford, N. West, Y. Akyurek, J. Bacon, V. Silic, C. Rusbridge, A. Kaczmarska, H. L. Tang, K. McPeake

Total knee replacement for dogs

Research authors: John Innes, Robert Pettitt, Eithne Comerford, Noel Fitzpatrick

Total hip replacement after failed femoral head and neck excision in two dogs and two cats

Research authors: Noel Fitzpatrick, L. Pratola, R. Yeadon, C. Nikolaou, M. Hamilton, M. Farrell

Guidelines for the execution of true spherical osteotomies using a modified dome blade design

Research authors: C. Nikolaou, C. Black, J.J. Ochoa, Noel Fitzpatrick

Comments on the "Effect of an orthogonal locking plate and primary plate working length on construct stiffness and plate strain in an in vitro fracture-gap model"

Research authors: C. Nikolaou

Comments on the "Effect of tibial tuberosity advancement on femorotibial shear in cranial cruciate-deficient stifles. An in vitro study"

Research authors: C. Nikolaou

Surgical treatment and successful long-term outcome in a dog with primary haematomyelia

Research authors: R Melo, T Elvira, P Agthe, E Ives

Nasal stimulation response in neurologically normal dogs and cats

Research authors: T Elvira, T Sparks, J Guever, V Aige, R Gutierrez-Quintana, J Brocal

Facial myokymia with or without concurrent neurological deficits in seven dogs and two cats

Research authors: T Elvira, C Mallol, A Crawford, E Ives, A R Fraser, L Mari, A Tauro, P Alvarez, V Indzhova, G Corsini, B Lopes, J Brocal

Atypical magnetic resonance imaging findings of a vertebral melanotic melanoma in a dog

Research authors: Alice Prodger, Tomas Elvira Rodriguez, Claudia Mallol, Taiana Costa, Miguel Benito

Unusual imaging characteristics of a lumbosacral intervertebral disc extrusion in a dog

Research authors: T Elvira, S Erik Hoim, P Agthe, R Rassoto, E J Ives

Atlantoaxial instability with partial atlas agenesia in a dog

Research authors: T Elvira, I Mateo

Concurrent caudal cruciate and medial collateral ligament repair using a single Mini TightRope (Arthrex) fixation in a cat

Research authors: Bruce Thompson, King Mak, James W. Guthrie

Accuracy of needle arthroscopy for the diagnosis of medial meniscal tears in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture

Research authors: Johanna S. Evers, Stanley E. Kim, Matthew D. Johnson, Matthew A. Lazarus

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Recent publications

Surgical management of ectrodactyly with orthogonal plating, pancarpal arthrodesis and reconstruction podoplasty in two dogs

Stargazing behaviour in dogs: a retrospective multicentre study of 90 dogs

Total knee replacement for dogs

Total hip replacement after failed femoral head and neck excision in two dogs and two cats

Guidelines for the execution of true spherical osteotomies using a modified dome blade design

Comments on the "Effect of an orthogonal locking plate and primary plate working length on construct stiffness and plate strain in an in vitro fracture-gap model"

Comments on the "Effect of tibial tuberosity advancement on femorotibial shear in cranial cruciate-deficient stifles. An in vitro study"

Surgical treatment and successful long-term outcome in a dog with primary haematomyelia

Nasal stimulation response in neurologically normal dogs and cats

Facial myokymia with or without concurrent neurological deficits in seven dogs and two cats

Atypical magnetic resonance imaging findings of a vertebral melanotic melanoma in a dog

Unusual imaging characteristics of a lumbosacral intervertebral disc extrusion in a dog

Atlantoaxial instability with partial atlas agenesia in a dog

Concurrent caudal cruciate and medial collateral ligament repair using a single Mini TightRope (Arthrex) fixation in a cat

Accuracy of needle arthroscopy for the diagnosis of medial meniscal tears in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture

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