Orthopedic Surgery

The veterinary team at Boston West’s veterinary orthopedic surgery center specializes in all facets of orthopedic care for your pet. As veterinary orthopedic surgeons, we offer a wealth of expertise in helping you optimize your pet’s mobility through specialized orthopedic surgeries and treatments. As the only veterinary hospital in Massachusetts focused solely on the sub-specialty of orthopedic surgery, we dedicate our time and expertise to the unique surgical needs of pets with orthopedic conditions.

What to Expect

We aim to enhance your pet’s quality of life through advanced and specialized surgical treatments. Our team focuses on restoring mobility, optimizing joint function, improving range of motion, and alleviating the pain that is associated with orthopedic disease and injury. Our personalized approach intimately involves you, the pet owner, and your primary veterinarian in every step of the process, from consultation until your pet is fully recovered.

TRADITIONAL STATE-OF-THE-ART SURGERY AND ARTHROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IN PETS

This is an incomplete list; please call if you need to refer a patient for a condition that is not listed below.

Cranial Cruciate ligament tears

TPLO
Lateral Suture

Medial and Lateral Patellar Luxation
Elbow, Shoulder, Tarsal Arthroscopy
Joint luxation of the elbow, shoulder, tarsal, and hip
Ligament and tendon injuries

Carpal hyperextension injury
Achilles tendon injury/Calcanean tendon injury
Tendinopathy/Tendinosis/Tendonitis
Biceps Tenosynovitis
Supraspinatus tendinopathy

Fractures
Medial shoulder instability
Angular limb deformities
Developmental/Juvenile growth disorders

Elbow dysplasia
Hip dysplasia
Osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) in the shoulder, knee, and tarsus

Common Surgical Procedures For Refferal Include:

Total hip replacement
Joint arthrodesis
Arthroscopic surgery for elbow dysplasia
Arthroscopic surgery for osteochondrosis dissecans (shoulder, stifle, elbow, tarsus)
Angular limb deformity correction
Ligament and tendon reconstruction
Joint resurfacing
Joint luxation stabilization

Orthopedic Medicine, Interventional Pain Management, and Sports Medicine Services

Recognizing that not all patients with orthopedic and musculoskeletal disease require surgery, our specialists offer expertise in the following modes of non-surgical therapy.

Non-surgical management of orthopedic disease
Osteoarthritis management
Non-surgical tendon and ligament injury
Non-surgical joint luxation
Custom orthotics for musculoskeletal conditions and injuries
Stem Cell and Platelet rich plasma treatments

Diagnostic Services

Our specialists provide a wide range of services to diagnose musculoskeletal conditions before developing a treatment plan. These include:

Lameness examinations and consultations

Diagnostics

Digital Radiography
Ultrasound
Computed Tomography (CT scan)

Additional Services

We work side by side with the Boston West 24-hour emergency department to ensure that patients in need of overnight observation following surgery are well cared for. Our team works collaboratively with our sister hospital, Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, in Woburn. If your pet needs additional inpatient or outpatient services, such as critical care, longer-term hospitalization, MRI, or Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, we will work with you and a surgeon at Mass Vet to ensure he or she receives the care needed. This intensely specialized yet collaborative approach allows the team at Boston West to focus directly on your pet’s orthopedic and mobility needs while still prioritizing your pet’s complete medical picture.