300 Surgical Treatment
subsequent tear rates for the surgeries per-
formed in the individual practice setting (Fig-
ure 35.3). Informing the client of the risks and
benefits associated with the various options,
and involving them in the decision-making
process, is not only appropriate but is also
imperative for optimal delivery of care in a
patient- and client-based approach to small ani-
mal orthopaedic surgery.
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