The veterinary implant I use is 316L stainless steel—is it good enough?
BY DR KENNETH A. JOHNSON
About the author:
Prof Kenneth Johnson BVSc MVSc PhD FACVSc DACVS Diplomate ECVS is a leading specialist in small animal orthopaedics. During his career, Johnson worked with other world leading surgeons who are the pioneers in minimally invasive fracture repair, joint reconstructive surgery, and total joint replacement for dogs and cats.
Johnson is part of the surgery team in the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in Alexandria, Australia. He was the first surgeon in Sydney to perform total hip replacement surgeries in dogs suffering from painful hips, establishing the first hip joint replacement program at the University of Sydney. In addition, he was the first to introduce the Slocum TPLO surgery for cruciate (ACL) surgery to Australia, and in collaboration with AO Vet introduced the latest innovations to the TPLO surgery with special anatomically pre-contoured locking TPLO plates.
These improvements in surgical technique and plate design have been adopted by veterinary surgeons world-wide, for the benefit of many thousands of dogs.
Johnson also teaches and trains aspiring young surgeons in his mission to improve the outcome for animals undergoing surgery for orthopaedic problems. He established the first European College of Veterinary Surgery residency training in Australia and has contributed to the training of over 50 young specialist surgeons in Australia, USA, and Europe.
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