Learning objectives
During the course students are expected to acquire the fundamental notions of surgical pathology required for the subsequent study of surgery-related subjects.
Prerequisites
All courses specified by the faculty’s teaching regulations.
Course unit content
The course aims to identify and examine the most common diseases of surgical interest affecting our animals, including post-traumatic conditions, malformations and deformities, heterotopies, ectopies and paratopes, as well as diseases of the skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles, joints and nerves.
Bibliography
Patologia Chirurgica Veterinaria e Podologia (author Bruno Micheletto) UTET 1984 <br />
Clinica Chirurgica Veterinaria (author Renato Cheli) UTET 1988 <br />
Le Basi Patogenetiche delle Malattie Chirurgiche nei piccoli Animali (author M. Joseph Bojrab) Giraldi 2001 <br />
Chirurgia del Cavallo (author J. A. Auer) Essegivi Ed. Agricole 1995) <br />
Teaching methods
The course includes practical activities and exercises designed to consolidate knowledge of topics examined during the lectures.