Best Foot Forward
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
When a rare American Mammoth Jackstock donkey became increasingly lame, her owner turned to Dr. Carl Kirker-Head for help.
Orthopedic Surgery
Veterinary Surgery Planning and Training in 3D
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
Cummings School veterinarians and students tap 3D printing to better prepare for operations and practice clinical skills
Clinical Case Challenge: More than right craniodorsal hip luxation?
Monday, May 6th, 2019
History An eight-month-old male German shepherd puppy escaped from his owner’s yard and was found several days later with obvious lameness in the right rear leg and a large area of full-thickness skin loss extending… Read More
Unbroken
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Thanks to recent veterinary advances, leg fractures in horses don’t have to be life-threatening—or even career-ending.
What to Expect: Surgery
Sunday, January 11th, 2015
Learn more about what to expect when you visit the Orthopedic Surgery Service or the Soft Tissue Surgery Service.
Huck’s story
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Veterinarians usually see cases of hip dysplasia in very young dogs or middle-aged ones when arthritis sets in but symptoms can worsen at any age.
Willow, the Bum-kneed Reindeer
Monday, December 17th, 2012
She’ll be in Santa’s lineup next year thanks to an orthopedic surgeon at the Cummings School
Reindeer Treated at Tufts’ Cummings School Back Safely at the Zoo
Saturday, December 15th, 2012
Clinicians Say Female Reindeer Recovering Well From Knee Surgery
Clinical Case Challenge: Orthopedic Surgery (Dog)
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Minimally Invasive Surgery Case Challenge Shanti Jha, DVM, Resident in small animal surgery Michael Kowaleski, DVM, DACVS, Associate Professor of Surgery Background: Boomer, a 7 year old, CM chocolate Labrador retriever was evaluated to determine… Read More
