Veterinary Orthopedic Surgeons GARS veterinary orthopaedic surgeons are well recognised industry leaders in the field of orthopaedics. If you are looking for a specialist vet near you, remember that a referral is required from your primary veterinarian to access our services.

What is orthopaedic surgery?

Orthopaedic surgery is performed on bones, joints and supporting structures (tendons and ligaments).

GARS orthopaedic vets are well recognised, industry leaders in the field of veterinary orthopaedics with numerous publications in this field. Our veterinary referral hospital is superbly equipped with state of the art equipment and operating theatres.

Outstanding infection control protocols are in place to minimise the risk of surgical site infection. Our animal referral hospital service is supported by the latest technologies in diagnostic imaging provided by GARS expert vet imaging specialists. Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), fluoroscopy and digital radiography (DR) are all available on site.

Procedures performed by GARS orthopaedic surgeon vets:

Cruciate disease

  • Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) for cranial cruciate ligament rupture
  • CORA based levelling osteotomy (CBLO)
  • Modified cranial closing wedge ostectomy (mod CCWO)
  • Extracapsular suture stabilisation for cranial cruciate ligament rupture (Fastak, nylon leader line).

Fracture repair

  • External fixation: IMEX small large and mini SK, IMEX standard and mini circular
  • Internal fixation: 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.4mm, 2.7mm and 3.5 mm plating systems with locking screws for 2.0/2.7/3.5/4.0, string of pearls (SOP) locking plates.

Joint luxation

  • Prosthetic ligament
  • Toggle pins
  • Transarticular ESF

Patella luxation surgery

  • Tibial tuberosity transposition/distalisation
  • Corrective osteotomies of the distal femur
  • Block/wedge trochleoplasty
  • Patella groove replacement

Arthrodesis

  • Partial and pan
  • Carpal and tarsal

Arthroscopy

  • Stifle
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow dysplasia surgery
  • Hock

Joint resurfacing

  • CUE (elbow)
  • SynACART (elbow, shoulder, knee)
  • Patella Groove Replacement

Angular limb deformity correction

Sliding humeral osteotomy

Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (JPS) for hip dysplasia

Double pelvic osteotomy (DPO) for hip dysplasia

Joint resurfacing CUE (elbow), SynACART (elbow, shoulder, knee) and Patella Groove Replacement

Femoral head and neck excisional arthroplasty

Arthroscopy (stifle, shoulder, elbow, hock)

Total hip replacement

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