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Page 3 - Clinical Connections - Spring 2022
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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