Veterinary suture handbook. Expanded edition
Julián Rodríguez Fernández Dr Rodríguez graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, in 1994. He works as a small animal veterinary surgeon at the La Nao de Jávea, of which he is co-owner, and Ambra de Pego veterinary practices in Alicante. He concentrates most of his time on surgery and collaborates in the application of the mesh–plug surgical technique for small animal hernia repairs. He has given lectures in seminars and courses and published articles in a variety of national journals. He is the author of the book Manual de suturas en Veterinaria (Veterinary suture handbook) published by Editorial Servet (2007).
Contributors José Mª Molleda Carbonell Lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Córdoba and graduate of the Latin American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (CLOVE).
Eva Mª Martín Suárez Lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Córdoba and graduate of the Latin American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (CLOVE).
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Chapter 9. Sutures in eye surgery