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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Veterinary Breakthroughs Amid the Daffodils
Welcome to our spring edition of that there is more we can do to manage these
Clinical Connections, again highlighting the steroid-resistant cases.
core principle of our clinical centres – cutting- Our Orthopaedic Service, led by Professor
edge practice informed by applied and, on Richard Meeson, has continued to go from
occasions, basic research in environments strength to strength, and on Page 7 the
that are supportive of both undergraduate team describes highlights from a typical
and postgraduate training and experiential week, including a comminuted fracture of
learning. the shoulder joint of a young dog, which was
One of the most challenging things our one of a number of injuries sustained after he
teams manage is owner expectations and, ran into a wild boar! This followed by a total
in particular, anxieties around pets coping hip replacement for a two-year-old Bernese
with advanced treatment protocols and mountain dog and stem cell therapy for
management practice