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Scott Rutherford

BVMS, CertSAS, DipECVS, FRCVS

Assistant Professor (VMC-Campus)

Contact

(614) 292-3551 Veterinary Medical Center
601 Vernon Tharp Street
Columbus, OH 43210
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Department

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Professional Training and Experience

  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Glasgow, 2001

  • Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, 2009

  • Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Surgery, 2013

  • Fellow, Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 2025

Research Interests

The overarching principle behind all of my research endeavors is to improve patient outcomes. To date this has concentrated in the following areas of interest:

  • The relevance of meniscal injury in cranial cruciate ligament disease.

  • Humeral intercondylar fissure and condylar fractures, particularly in French Bulldogs

  • Total Joint Replacement

  • Development of a universally accepted complications classification scheme

  • The use of Machine Learning for the prediction of complications and outcomes

Professional Service

Associate Editor for Veterinary Surgery

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

  • Low D, Treharne D, Rutherford S. Subsidence of the BFX standard stem after canine total hip replacement: A case series of 177 consecutive procedures. Vet Surg 2026. doi:10.1111/vsu.70084
  • Low D, Treharne D, Rutherford S. Long-term outcome of high tibial osteotomy for canine cranial cruciate ligament disease without stifle exploration: an observational study of 236 stifles. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2026. doi:10.2460/javma.25.11.0736
  • Proteasa A, Rutherford S. Impact of the epicondylar fixation method on complications and outcomes following unicondylar humeral fractures in French bulldogs: a retrospective study of 43 cases (2018-2023). J Small Anim Pract 2025. doi:10.1111/jsap.70075
  • Tzimtzimis E, Rutherford S. Long-term outcome and complications of acute correction of canine antebrachial deformities with patient specific, 3-dimensional printed osteotomy and reduction guides in 15 dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2025, 12, 1533805.
  • Low D, Rutherford S. Machine learning and quantitative computed tomography radiomics prediction of postoperative functional recovery in paraplegic dogs. Vet Surg 2025; 54(7):1305-1315. doi.org/10.1111/vsu.70016
  • Treharne D R, Rutherford S. Initial experience of appendicular fracture fixation with low profile titanium alloy locking plates: A retrospective study of 30 fractures. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2025. doi:10.1055/a-2686-4869
  • Low D, Treharne R, Rutherford S. Machine-learning prediction of postoperative complications after high tibial osteotomy for canine cranial cruciate ligament disease. Vet Surg 2025; 54(7): 1286-1297. doi.org/10.1111/vsu.70007
  • Low D, Stables S, Kondrotaite L, Rutherford S. Machine learning based prediction of recovery of ambulation in deep pain negative dogs after decompressive thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy for acute intervertebral disc extrusion. Vet Surg 2025; 54(4):665-674 doi: 10.1111/vsu.14250.
  • Hutchings V, Rutherford S. Computed tomographic re-evaluation of skeletally immature French Bulldogs previously diagnosed with humeral intracondylar fissure: A retrospective study of 12 cases (2018-2022). J Small Anim Pract 2024; 65(11): 817-821
  • Low D, Rutherford S. Investigating the weekend effect in decompressive thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy for acute intervertebral disc extrusion: an observational cohort study of 460 cases (2018-2023). Vet Surg 2024; 53(8): 1420-1429
  • Low D, Hutchings V, Rutherford S. Long-Term Outcome and Complications after Transcondylar Screw Placement for Canine Humeral Intracondylar Fissure. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2024; 37(4):206-212
  • Anesi S, Clarke S, Gemmill T, Oxley B, Pink J, Smith K, Rutherford S. Long-term outcomes after pantarsal arthrodesis with medial plate fixation without external coaptation in 30 dogs. Vet Surg 2020; 49(3):502-511
  • Silveira F, Monotti IC, Cronin AM, Macdonald NJ, Rutherford S, Tiffinger K, Faux I, Rincon-Alvarez J, Kulendra E, Tavola F, Santos B, Burton NJ. Outcome following surgical stabilization of distal diaphyseal and supracondylar femoral fractures in dogs. Can Vet J. 2020; 61(10):1073-1079
  • Mathiesen CB, de la Puerta B, Groth AM, Rutherford S, Cappello R. Ventral stabilization of thoracic kyphosis through bilateral intercostal thoracotomies using SOP (String of Pearls) plates contoured after a 3-dimensional print of the spine. Vet Surg 2018; 47(6):843-851
  • Benamou J, Demianiuk RM, Rutherford S, Beckett C, Ness MG, Haut RC, Déjardin LM. Effect of bending direction on the mechanical behaviour of 3.5 mm String-of-Pearls and Limited Contact Dynamic Compression Plate constructs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2015; 28(6):433-40
  • Rutherford S, Demianiuk RM, Benamou J, Beckett C, Ness MG, Déjardin LM. Effect of Intramedullary Rod Diameter on a String of Pearls Plate-Rod Construct in Mediolateral Bending: An In Vitro Mechanical Study. Vet Surg 2015; 44(6):737-43
  • Bristow PC, Meeson RL, Thorne RM, Butterworth SJ, Rutherford S, Renwick AI, Wustefeld-Janssens B, Witte PG, Woods S, Parsons KJ, Keeley BJ, Owen MR, Li A, Arthurs GI. Clinical comparison of the hybrid dynamic compression plate and the castless plate for pancarpal arthrodesis in 219 dogs. Vet Surg 2015; 44(1):70-7
  • Demianiuk RM, Benamou J, Rutherford S, Beckett C, Ness MG, Déjardin LM. Effect of screw type and distribution on the torsional stability of 3.5 mm string of pearls locking plate constructs. Vet Surg 2015; 44(1):119-25
  • Rutherford S. Staged, bilateral total hip replacements in a nine‐month‐old Springer Spaniel. Companion Animal 2013; 18 (2) p8-12
  • Rutherford S, Ness MG: The effect of contouring on the bending structural stiffness and bending strength of the 3.5 Titanium SOP implant. Vet Surg 2012; 41:983-987
  • Rutherford S, Ness MG: Dorsal Slab Fracture of the Fourth Carpal Bone in a Racing Greyhound. Vet Surg 2012; 41:944-947
  • Rutherford S, Bell JC, Ness MG: Fracture of the Patella after TPLO in 6 Dogs. Vet Surg 2012; 41:869-75
  • Bate C, Rutherford S, Gravenor M, Reid S, Williams A: Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors protect against prion-induced neurotoxicity in vitro. Neuroreport 2002; 28:1933-8