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Neurology
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Radiation Oncology
Radioiodine (I-131)
Radiology
Rehabilitation & Pain Management
Surgery
Surgical Procedures Performed at NorthStar VETS
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Here is an overview of the types of procedures our specially trained veterinary surgeons perform:
Orthopedic Surgery
- Angular Limb Deformity
- Arthroscopy
- Biceps Tenosynovitis and Shoulder Instability Complex
- Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Femoral Head and Neck Excision (FHO)
- Fluoroscopy
- Fracture Repair
- Fragmented Medial Coronoid Process (FMCP)
- Joint Arthrodesis
- Joint Luxation Repair
- Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS)
- Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPPO)
- Osteochondrosis Dissecans (OCD)
- Patella Luxations
- Stem Cell Therapy/Platelet Rich Plasma
- Tendon & Ligament Injuries
- Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
- Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)
- Total Hip Replacement, cementless or cemented (THR)
- Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
This is where canine cruciate ligament tears happen and how the board-certified Surgeons at NorthStar VETS repair them with the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) procedure. Animation courtesy of DePuy Synthes Vet, a division of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Soft Tissue Surgery
- Adrenalectomy
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Genitourinary Tract Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Portosystemic Shunt Surgery
- Skin Grafts and Flaps
- Splenectomy
- Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
- Total Ear Canal Ablation and Bulla Osteotomy (TECA-BO)
- Upper Airway Surgery
- Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
- Heart Base Mass Resection
- Lung Lobectomy
- Mediastinal Mass Resection
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Pericardectomy
- Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA)
- Thoracic Duct Ligation
Oncologic (Cancer) Surgery
- Limb Amputation
- Limb Sparing Surgery
- Mandibulectomy and Maxillectomy
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Tumor Excision/Debulking Procedures
- Vascular Access Port (VAP) Placement for chemotherapy
Neurologic Surgery
- Atlantoaxial Luxation
- Brain Tumor Resection
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap (CSF)
- Cervical Vertebral Instability
- Chiari Malformation
- Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD)
- Lumbosacral Stenosis
- Spinal Tumor Resection
- Vertebral Fractures/Luxations
Urinary Tract Surgery
- Bladder stone removal
- Kidney removal
- Kidney stone removal
- Ureteral stone removal
- Procedures to relieve other bladder, kidney or urethral obstructions
- Repair of congenital abnormalities, such as ectopic ureters
- Perineal urethrostomy
- Scrotal urethrostomy
- Bladder tumor removal