Pioneers in Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

For decades, our specialists have conducted sponsored research with academic, clinical, nonprofit, and industry partners in areas including:

• Cartilage repair, osteoarthritis & joint preservation: Biological joint resurfacing, tissue engineering, joint biology, biomarker research, and therapies designed to preserve joint function.
• Regenerative treatments for joints, tendons & ligaments: Platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, cellular therapies, bioscaffolds, injectable joint materials, and other biologic approaches.
• Sports medicine & soft-tissue injury: Shoulder, tendon, ligament, muscle, carpal, and other performance-limiting conditions in companion, athletic, and working dogs.
• Orthopedic surgery, implants & TPLO: Biomechanics, fracture fixation, reconstruction, bone healing, surgical planning, implant performance, and clinical outcomes.
• Musculoskeletal imaging & diagnosis: Ultrasound, MRI, arthroscopy, needle-scope evaluation, diagnostic comparison, and lameness localization.
• Rehabilitation, recovery & return to activity: Muscle physiology, gait and loading assessment, pain and mobility, post-surgical recovery, conditioning, and return to daily activity, sport, and work.

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Our specialists have helped design, co-develop, validate, and clinically evaluate technologies used in veterinary orthopedics, arthroscopy, sports medicine, orthobiologics, rehabilitation, and objective outcomes assessment. Examples include:

• Arthroscopy, imaging & minimally invasive systems: Canine-specific arthroscopy and needle-scope systems, musculoskeletal ultrasound, integrated imaging, and image-guided care.
• Orthopedic implants & repair systems: TPLO plates, locking fixation systems, tendon-repair constructs, prosthetic-ligament stabilization, and hip and elbow reconstruction technologies.
• Regenerative & joint-restoration technologies: Platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, adipose-derived cellular preparations, bioscaffolds, growth-factor combinations, injectable joint materials, and bone-graft substitutes.
• Functional assessment, rehabilitation & recovery technologies: Force, pressure, stance, and gait systems; orthopedic bracing and external limb prostheses; and physical-treatment devices for measuring and supporting mobility and recovery.
• Digital clinical-support & training systems: Remote diagnostic review, procedural guidance, case communication, clinical-data exchange, patient follow-up, and professional education.

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Our specialists have authored or coauthored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, scientific abstracts, conference proceedings, and professional publications across veterinary orthopedics, sports medicine, regenerative medicine, rehabilitation, and related biomedical fields, including:

• Peer-reviewed clinical & biomedical research: Orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, regenerative medicine, musculoskeletal imaging, biomechanics, rehabilitation, functional recovery, muscle physiology, and comparative biomedical science.
• Reference books, chapters & academic works: Canine sports medicine, orthopedic diagnosis and treatment, regenerative medicine, rehabilitation, surgical complications, and orthopedic devices.
• Scientific abstracts & conference proceedings: Original findings presented to surgical, orthopedic, sports-medicine, rehabilitation, and regenerative-medicine audiences.
• Professional & public education: Clinical guidance for veterinarians, rehabilitation professionals, performance-dog communities, and pet owners.

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Beginning with one of the profession’s early canine arthroscopy programs, our specialists have translated research and technology into more precise approaches to orthopedic diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Examples include:

• Arthroscopy & minimally invasive treatment: Arthroscopic, needle-scope, and endoscopically assisted approaches for joint assessment, cartilage treatment, ligament procedures, and other orthopedic conditions.
• Advanced musculoskeletal diagnosis: Combined musculoskeletal ultrasound, MRI, arthroscopy, needle-scope evaluation, diagnostic blocks, and image-guided procedures to define complex sources of lameness and injury.
• Orthopedic surgery & reconstruction: Advanced surgical planning and treatment for fracture fixation, TPLO, tendon and ligament repair, joint stabilization, and hip and elbow reconstruction.
• Regenerative and joint-preservation care: Clinical application of platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, cellular therapies, bioscaffolds, injectable joint treatments, and other approaches to joint, tendon, and ligament disease.
• Objective recovery & return to activity: Gait, loading, range-of-motion, mobility, and sport-specific assessment integrated with rehabilitation, bracing, external support, and return-to-activity planning.

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For more than three decades, our specialists have trained veterinarians and future specialists through mentorship, formal curricula, hands-on laboratories, and professional education in the United States and internationally.

• Specialty training & mentorship: Clinical, procedural, research, and career mentorship for veterinary students, interns, residents, fellows, specialty candidates, practicing veterinarians, and veterinary technicians.
• Curricula, courses & procedural laboratories: Recurring courses, academies, clinical rotations, wet laboratories, and training programs in orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment, sports medicine, diagnostic imaging, orthobiologics, rehabilitation, and functional assessment.
• Veterinary arthroscopy education: Helped develop and teach the profession’s first veterinary arthroscopy course at the 1996 American College of Veterinary Surgeons meeting, followed by national and international instruction in arthroscopy, needle-scope, and image-guided procedures.
• National & international professional education: Invited lectures, keynote presentations, workshops, scientific sessions, specialty symposia, and multiday programs for veterinary professionals in the United States and internationally.
• Digital, case-based & community education: Instructional video, webinars, virtual workshops, live case discussions, remote procedural guidance, and applied education for agility, sporting, service, police, search-and-rescue, and other working-dog communities.

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Collectively, our specialists have built specialty practices and clinical programs, led professional organizations, and helped shape the standards, education, and partnerships advancing veterinary orthopedics and sports medicine.

• Specialty-practice & clinical-program leadership: Founded and led dedicated orthopedic, arthroscopy, sports-medicine, rehabilitation, and regenerative-medicine programs that integrated diagnosis, surgery, minimally invasive care, recovery, and return-to-function planning.
• Professional-organization leadership: Leadership roles with organizations including the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians and the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, including founding, presidential, committee, and program responsibilities.
• Specialty standards & scientific service: Directed scientific sessions and specialty symposia; contributed to residency, credentialing, and specialty-training standards; and served as manuscript reviewers, editorial advisers, and scientific grant reviewers.
• Health-system, research & industry leadership: Board, advisory, and collaborative work with health systems, universities, researchers, medical-device developers, and veterinary-health organizations on clinical programs, research, technology, and education.
• Working-dog, public-service & international initiatives: Leadership supporting working-dog organizations, animal-welfare programs, wildlife and zoological care, and veterinary education in regions with limited specialty resources.

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