Large Animal Surgery—Novel Techniques and Current Best Practice to Improve Outcome

Dear Colleagues,

Implementing current best knowledge when performing surgery is pivotal for veterinary surgeons aspiring to consistently obtain the best possible outcome for their patients. This may be through careful case selection, timely intervention, use of refined surgical techniques or optimized aftercare. Much basic knowledge may be acquired from research performed in man and other species, but studying these topics in the species of interest is crucial.

The scope of this special issue is therefore to present high-quality papers pertaining to large animal surgery in the broadest sense, soft tissue as well as orthopedic. Original research papers, case-series and reviews are invited for this special issue. Topics might include, but are not limited to case selection and/or assessment of prognosis, peri- and intraoperative treatments and procedures to improve outcome, surgical techniques, surgical instrumentation, aftercare, and management of complications.

Prof. Stine Jacobsen
Assoc. Prof. Casper Lindegaard
Guest Editors

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