Publications

Objective: To report postoperative complications using a commercially available porous-coated press-fit cementless total hip replacement (THR) system in dogs. Methods: Medical records were reviewed for client-owned dogs with hip pathologies requiring THR. A minimum of...

Original Article - Clinical Incidence of Medial Meniscal Tears after Arthroscopic Assisted Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Stephen Kalff BVSc, MACVSc, Sarah Meachem BSc, PhD, Christopher Preston BVSc Diplomate ACVS, FACVSc First published: 31 October 2011 Objective...

Isobel C Monotti 1, Stewart D Ryan 1, Chris A Preston 2 Objective: To report the outcome of dogs treated with triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) for dorsal luxation after total hip replacement (THR). Study design: Retrospective clinical case series. Animals: Seventeen...

Robert Quinn  Christopher Preston Objective: To document the progression of disease after an unloading procedure when combined with arthroscopic debridement to treat osteochondrosis (OC) lesions affecting the medial humeral condyle in juvenile dogs without medial...

C A Preston , K S Schulz, K T Taylor, P H Kass, C E Hagan, S M Stover Objective: To determine effects of incremental radial shortening and subsequent ulnar ostectomies on joint surface contact patterns in a canine elbow joint model. Sample population: Paired forelimbs...

Distraction osteogenesis to treat premature distal radial growth plate closure in a dog C A Preston  A 4-month-old Labrador was presented for forelimb lameness and elbow pain. Radiography revealed asymmetric premature closure of the distal radial physis resulting in...

Melbourne authors Monk, Preston, McGowan Objective— To determine effects of early intensive postoperative physiotherapy on limb function in dogs after TPLO for deficiency of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) Animals— 8 adult dogs with CCL deficiency Procedure— After...

Isobel C Monotti 1, Christopher A Preston 2, Scott W Kidd 3 Objective: The aim of this study was to report outcomes in dogs with periprosthetic femoral fractures associated with a press-fit cementless femoral total hip replacement implant. Materials and...

Chris A. Preston BVSc, Kurt S. Schulz DVM, MS, and Philip H. Kass DVM, PhD Objective—To evaluate areas of articular contact of the proximal portions of the radius and ulna in normal elbow joints of dogs and the effects of axial load on size and location of these...

Dear Fellowship Oversight Committee, I am putting my hand up to submit a formal application for founding fellow status in Joint Replacement Surgery as an ACVS Diplomate. This status would recognise my historical and continued interest in canine joint surgery, in...