Many of you might not know about us. We have been accepting referrals from some Auckland vets for a number of years. Most of these cases have been offered referral to a registered specialist. However, their owners often simply cannot afford specialist fees. We can offer these clients a lower cost alternative. We make sure that all clients are aware that we are not registered specialists. Prior to any surgery we offer clients the option of electing referral to a specialist. Eckhard Stalmann joined us recently after a surgical residency at VSG.
Examples
Orthopaedic procedures
- TTO (Triple tibial osteotomy) for anterior cruciate rupture. We have performed almost 500 in the last 5 years.
- TTA (Tibial tuberosity advancement). We have recently started performing this procedure in all size patients.
- Extracapsular cruciate repair for small dogs (we are starting to do TTA’s and TTO’s on smaller patients with excellent results)
- OCD surgery of the shoulder, elbow, stifle and tarsus
- Patellar luxation
- Femoral toggle pinning
- Elbow arthrotomy for medial compartment syndrome with BURP (Biceps Ulnar Tendon Release Procedure)
- Biceps tendon release for chronic pain associated with biciptal tenosynovitis
- Fracture repair (pinning, plating, external fixation etc.)
- Pelvic fracture repair – despite everything you believe about cage rest, these patients simply do much better when the pelvis is stabilised
- Sacro-iliac fracture luxation repair
- Carpal and Tarsal arthrodesis
- Femoral head and neck excision
- Triple or Double pelvic osteotomy
- Corrective osteotomies for valgus or varus deformity
- Maxillectomy and mandibulectomy for oral cancer
Neurosurgery
- Myelography for undiagnosed spinal pain
- Thoroacolumbar hemilaminectomy for disk prolapse
- Atlantoaxial instability stabilisation
- Ventral slot decompressions for cervical disk disease
Soft tissue procedures
- Total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy
- Intrathoracic esophageal foreign body removal
- Laryngeal arytenoid lateralisation
- Feline perineal urethrostomy
- Canine scrotal urethrostomy for urethral stones
- Perineal hernia repair
- Pyloroplasty for hypertrophic pylorus (pyloric stenosis)
- Tumour removal
- Intravenous Pyelography and ectopic ureter repair
- General soft tissue surgery – bladder, kidney, bowel etc
- Thoracotomy – lung lobe resection, pericardectomy etc
- Frontal sinus trephining with clotrimazole treatment for nasal Aspergillosis
Please call us if you’d like more information. We have plenty of references available for you or your clients.
Dr Eckhard Stalmann BVSc