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