Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition
Welcome to the Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition—your shortcut to staying sharp in small animal surgery. We break down the latest peer-reviewed studies into clear, time-saving episodes you can listen to on your commute, between cases, or while walking the dog. Focused, fast, and clinically relevant—this is how busy surgeons stay current without spending hours digging through journals. Produced by Simini, creators of Simini Protect Lavage—the non-antibiotic lavage designed to target surgical site risks like biofilms and resistant bacteria.
Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition
Veterinary Surgery August 2025 – Ortho Part 1: Fenestration, PUO Reinvention & Ulna Tilt Control
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we explore three orthopedic and neurosurgical studies from the August 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery. The common thread? Designing smarter, more intentional surgeries—with better data and better outcomes.
We cover:
✅ Berthomé et al. — A multi-institutional retrospective study in small dogs showing 0% recurrence of cervical IVDD after ventral slot when prophylactic fenestration was added. Despite 40 extra minutes of surgery, complication rates remained unchanged.
✅ Danielski et al. — In 93 limbs, combining intramedullary pinning with rhBMP-2 during proximal ulnar osteotomy reduced major complications to 5.3% and eliminated non-unions—even in high-risk chondrodystrophic breeds.
✅ Farrugia et al. — A cadaveric study demonstrating that more proximal osteotomy sites in BODPUO produce significantly greater angular changes (up to 18°), without increasing complication risk. Location matters—and now you’ve got numbers to plan with.
🎓 Journal Articles Discussed:
- Berthomé et al. — Recurrence of cervical intervertebral disc extrusion in 55 dogs after surgical decompression with or without prophylactic fenestration
- Danielski et al. — Impact of intramedullary pinning and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 on postoperative complications after proximal ulnar osteotomy in dogs
- Farrugia et al. — Bi-oblique dynamic promial ulna osteotomy: Effect of location on change in angle of the proximal ulna segment
📚 From the August 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery
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