This Manual was created to provide a book dedicated to the practical management of fractures in the dog and cat, guiding the surgeon through the procedure, emphasising potential pitfalls and practical tips.

While the book has stood up well to the test of time, the Editors and authors have taken this opportunity to include some recent changes:

Fracture healing has been thoroughly updated to include the current advances in basic science research The concept of minimally invasive strategies (MIS), relatively new when this book was first printed but mow an established approach in certain situations, has been changed to reflect some refinements in technique and changes in emphasis that have edged their way into current practice.

Parts 1 and 2 provide a comprehensive background to fracture management, covering basic sciences and the principles to be applied later in the manual, as well as a sobering review of the history of fracture treatment. Part 3 describes the management of specific fractures by region. Operative Techniques at the end of each chapter describe a particular procedure as applied to that region, e.g. bone plating, or the management of specific fractures, e.g. humeral condylar fracture. The design of these pages and the specially commissioned illustrations have become a signal feature of BSAVA surgical manuals.

Fracture classification and description; History of fracture treatment; Biomechanical basis of bone fracture and fracture repair; Fracture healing; Imaging of fracture healing; Evaluating the fracture patient; Non-surgical management of fractures; Instruments and implants; Principles of fracture surgery; Complex, open an pathological fractures; Fractures in skeletally immature animals; The skull and mandible; The spine; The scapula; The humerus; Radius and ulna; The pelvis and sacroiliac joint; The femur; Tibia and fibula; Carpus and tarsus; The distal limb; Patella and fabellae; Fracture disease; Impant failure; Osteomyelitis; complications of fracture healing; Index.