New Surgical Techniques for Small Animal Surgery and Their Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 15
Special Issue Editors
2. MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Polo da Mitra, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: new surgical procedures; surgery; small animal; orthopaedic surgery; biomaterials; bone; regeneration
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Interests: nerve regeneration; kinematics; gait analysis; locomotion; microsurgery; reconstructive surgery; biomechanics; musculoskeletal disorders; microvascular surgery; muscle function; ankle biomechanics; equine biomechanics; clinical examination; wound healing; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; cellular therapies; stem cells
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
New surgical techniques are constantly being developed to improve the safety, efficacy, and minimally invasive nature of surgical procedures in small animals. The advancement of small surgery is supported across four vectors: surgical planning, less invasive surgical techniques, use of new surgical devices/biomaterials, and decreasing surgical complications. The decrease in surgical complications is related to the use of new technologies in surgery due to the less invasive nature of the procedures, the progressive atraumatic handling of tissues, meticulous hemostasis provided, and the reduction in surgical duration, which also decreases postoperative infection rates. The incorporation of surgical state-of-the-art technology has had a profound impact on the field of veterinary surgery, allowing surgeons to treat a wider range of conditions with greater precision and reduced recovery times. Topics relevant to this Special Issue are as follows:
- Case reports or case series using innovative techniques.
- Peri and intraoperative therapies and procedures to enhance outcomes.
- New surgical techniques and instruments.
- Use of new biomaterials and devices.
- Complication management using new techniques.
Dr. Nuno Alexandre
Dr. Ana Colette Maurício
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new surgical devices
- techniques
- vessel sealing devices
- harmonic scalpel
- soft tissue
- orthopedic
- surgery
- surgical complications
- less invasive surgery
- minimal invasive surgery
- small animal
- surgery
- dog
- cat
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