Orthopedic Surgery
Our Services
The Equine Orthopedic Surgery Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art comprehensive diagnosis and surgical care of all equids.
Service Highlights
- Board certified specialists
- State-of-the-art hospital facilities, including intensive care unit staffed 24 hours/day by certified animal health technicians
- Complete, in-depth lameness examinations
- Treatment of juvenile orthopedic diseases including OCD and angular or flexural deformities
- Novel treatments for orthopedic infections
- Tendon injuries: diagnosis and treatment- shockwave, PRP injection, surgical fasciotomy
- Fracture repair
- Anderson sling for select fracture repair patients
- Forceplate available
- Weekly certified journeyman farrier service
- Arthroscopic surgery
- Advanced imaging capabilities
- Support services: diagnostic imaging/radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, reproductive care, cardiology
Surgeons
- Alicia Bertone, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Trueman Chair in Equine Medicine and Surgery
- Liz Santschi, DVM, DACVS, Associate Professor-Clinical
