Simini Surgery Review: Equine Edition
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The Simini Surgery Review: Equine Edition distills the latest equine-focused surgical research into clear, actionable takeaways for busy practitioners.
Each episode pulls from top-tier veterinary journals — like Veterinary Surgery and VCOT — and delivers focused summaries, critical analysis, and real-world application tips in a concise, conversational format.
Hosted by equine clinicians, for equine clinicians, we cut through the academic jargon to highlight what actually matters in your practice:
- New surgical techniques and tools
- Imaging innovations and orthopedic advances
- Post-op strategies and infection control
- Evidence-based updates that refine your clinical decision-making
Whether you’re between cases or on the road, these fast-track deep dives help you stay sharp, current, and clinically confident.
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Simini Surgery Review: Equine Edition
Veterinary Surgery Deep Dive: Equine Ortho & Soft Tissue— May 2025 Edition
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In this Simini Equine Surgery Podcast episode, we explore two diagnostic turning points from the May 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery. One challenges how we interpret synovial fluid after fracture. The other examines new intraoperative tools for evaluating bowel viability in colic surgery. Both studies offer critical precision in moments that matter.
We cover:
✅ Mason et al. — A retrospective review of synovial samples from 54 horses with acute intra-articular fractures. The study shows that nucleated cell counts, protein levels, and neutrophil percentages often mimic septic arthritis within hours of trauma—risking misdiagnosis and overtreatment.
✅ Verhaar et al. — A narrative review on real-time intraoperative diagnostics in colic surgery. From laser Doppler flow to ICG fluorescence angiography and tissue oximetry, this paper highlights objective tools that may finally demystify viability calls in the OR.
Whether you're interpreting bloody joint taps or choosing a resection margin mid-surgery, this episode sharpens your clinical decision-making.
🎓 Journal Articles Discussed:
- Mason et al. — Synovial fluid parameters following acute articular fracture
in the horse - Verhaar et al. — Real-time ancillary diagnostics for intraoperative
assessment of intestinal viability in horses–looking for
answers across species
📚 From the May 2025 issue of Veterinary Surgery
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