Scientific Publications

Henderson ER, Wills A, Torrington AM, Moores AP, Thomson D, Arthurs G, Brown G, Denny HR, Scott HW, MacQueen I, Dunne J, Onyett J, Walker JD, Prior J, Owen MR, Burton N, Whitelock R, Girling S, Morrison S, Gilbert S, Langley-Hobbs SJ, Gemmill TJ, Störk CK, Bright S, Comerford E, Pettitt R, Macdonald N, Innes JF. (2017) Evaluation of variables influencing success and complication rates in canine total hip replacement: results from the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association Canine Hip Registry (collation of data: 2010-2012). Vet Rec. 1;181(1):18

McKee WM, Pink JJ, Gemmill TJ. (2016) Cement plug technique for the management of disc-associated cervical spondylopathy in 52 Dobermann Pinscher dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 18;29(3):195-201

Brown G, Kalff S, Gemmill TJ, Pink J, Oxley B, McKee WM, Clarke SP. (2016) Highly Comminuted, Articular Fractures of the Distal Antebrachium Managed by Pancarpal Arthrodesis in 8 Dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 45(1):44-51

Gemmill TJ (2016). A history of fracture treatment. In: BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Fracture Repair and Management, Edited by Gemmill TJ and Clements DN

W Oxley, T Gemmill, A Renwick, D Clements and W.M.McKee. (2013). Comparison of complication rates and clinical outcome between tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and a modified cranial closing wedge osteotomy for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 42, 739-75

W Oxley, T Gemmill, J Pink, S Clarke, A Parry, S Baines and W.M.McKee. (2013). Precision of a novel computed tomographic method for quantification of femoral varus in dogs and an assessment of the effect of femoral malpositioning. Veterinary Surgery. 42, 751-758.

Kalff S, Parry A, Gemmill T (2013). Traumatic fibrotic myopathy of the tensor fascia lata muscle in a Whippet. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol, 26, 328-31

Forster KE, Wills A, Torrington AM, Moores AP, Thomson D, Arthurs G, Brown G, Denny HR, Scott HW, MacQueen I, Dunne J, Onyett J, Walker JD, Prior J, Owen MR, Burton N, Whitelock R, Girling S, Morrison S, Gilbert S, Langley-Hobbs SJ, Gemmill TJ, Innes JF. (2012) Complications and owner assessment of canine total hip replacement: a multicentre internet based survey. Veterinary Surgery 41(5): 545-50

Kalff S, Gemmill T. (2012) Proximal focal humeral deficiency in a large breed dog. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 25: 532-6

Gemmill, T. J., Pink, J., Clarke, S. P. & McKee, W. M. (2012) Total hip replacement for the treatment of atraumatic slipped femoral capital epiphysis in dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice 53, 453-458

Gemmill TJ, McKee WM. Monoparesis and neurological causes of lameness (2012). In: Small Animal Neurological Emergencies, Editors: Platt S and Garosi L. Manson Publishing pp 299-315

Gemmill TJ, Pink J, Renwick A, Oxley B, Downes C, Roch S, McKee WM. (2011) Hybrid cemented / cementless total hip replacement in dogs: seventy-eight consecutive joint replacements. Vet Surg. 40,(5):621-30

Renwick A, Gemmill T, Pink J, Brodbelt D, McKee M. (2011) Radiographic evaluation of BFX acetabular component position in dogs. Vet Surg. 40, (5):610-20

Renwick AI, Dennis R, Gemmill TJ. (2010) Treatment of lumbosacral discospondylitis by surgical stabilisation and application of a gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponge. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 23, (4):266-72

McKee WM, Downes CJ, Pink JJ, Gemmill TJ. (2010) Presumptive exercise-associated peracute thoracolumbar disc extrusion in 48 dogs. Vet Rec. 166 (17):523-8

Pettitt RA, Tattersall J, Gemmill T, Butterworth SJ, O’Neill TJ, Langley-Hobbs SJ, Comerford EJ, Innes JF. (2009) Effect of surgical technique on radiographic fusion of the anconeus in the treatment of ununited anconeal process. J Small Anim Pract. 50, (10):545-8

Downes CJ, Gemmill TJ, Gibbons SE, McKee WM. (2009) Hemilaminectomy and vertebral stabilisation for the treatment of thoracolumbar disc protrusion in 28 dogs. J Small Anim Pract. 50, (10):525-35.

Roch SP, Störk CK, Gemmill TJ, Downes C, Pink J, McKee WM.(2009) Treatment of fractures of the tibial and/or fibular malleoli in 30 cats. Vet Rec. 15, 165(7):199

Gemmill TJ, Farrell M. Evaluation of a joint distractor to facilitate arthroscopy of the canine stifle. (2009) Vet Surg. 38, (5):588-94

Gemmill TJ. (2008) What is your diagnosis? Epidural empyema. J Small Anim Pract. 49, (2):110-2

Gemmill TJ. (2008) Conditions of the temporomandibular joint in dogs and cats. In Practice 30, 36-43

Hammond G, Gemmill T, Mellor D, Sullivan M. (2008) Assessment of low-cost teleradiology for grading elbow dysplasia. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 49, (1):20-5

Roch SP, Clements DN, Mitchell RA, Downes C, Gemmill TJ, Macias C, McKee WM. (2008) Complications following tarsal arthrodesis using bone plate fixation in dogs. J Small Anim Pract. 49, (3):117-26

Roch SP, Gemmill TJ. (2008) Treatment of medial patellar luxation by femoral closing wedge ostectomy using a distal femoral plate in four dogs. J Small Anim Pract. 49, (3):152-8

Farrell M, Draffan D, Gemmill T, Mellor D, Carmichael S. (2007) In vitro validation of a technique for assessment of canine and feline elbow joint collateral ligament integrity and description of a new method for collateral ligament prosthetic replacement. Vet Surg. 36, (6):548-56

Gemmill TJ, Clements DN. (2007) Fragmented coronoid process in the dog: is there a role for incongruency? J Small Anim Pract. 48, (7):361-8

Farrell M, Clements DN, Mellor D, Gemmill T, Clarke SP, Arnott JL, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2007) Retrospective evaluation of the long-term outcome of non-surgical management of 74 dogs with clinical hip dysplasia. Vet Rec. 160, (15):506-11

Gemmill TJ. (2007) Advances in the management of diaphyseal fractures. In Practice 29, 584-593

Baig MA, Gemmill T, Hammond G, Patterson C, Ramsey IK. (2006) Budd-Chiari-like syndrome caused by a congenital hiatal hernia in a shar-pei dog. Vet Rec. 159, (10):322-3

Gemmill TJ, Hammond G, Mellor D, Sullivan M, Bennett D, Carmichael S.(2006) Use of reconstructed computed tomography for the assessment of joint spaces in the canine elbow. J Small Anim Pract. 47, (2):66-74

Gemmill TJ, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2006) Chronic disruption of the lateral collateral ligament complex of the carpus in two dogs. Vet Rec. 158, (1):25

Clarke SP, Mellor D, Clements DN, Gemmill T, Farrell M, Carmichael S, Bennett D. (2005) Prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease in a hospital population of cats. Vet Rec. 157, (25):793-9

Gemmill TJ, Mellor DJ, Clements DN, Clarke SP, Farrell M, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2005) Evaluation of elbow incongruency using reconstructed CT in dogs suffering fragmented coronoid process. J Small Anim Pract. 46, (7):327-33

Gemmill T. (2004) Completing the picture: use of CT to investigate elbow dysplasia. J Small Anim Pract. 45, (8):429-30

Clements DN, Gemmill TJ, Clarke SP, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2004) Compensatory humeral overgrowth associated with antebrachial shortening in six dogs. Vet Rec. 154, (17):531-2

Gemmill TJ. (2004) What is your diagnosis? Spondylosis of the lumbosacral junction. J Small Anim Pract. 45, (4):177, 219-20

Gemmill TJ, Cave TA, Clements DN, Clarke SP, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2004) Treatment of canine and feline diaphyseal radial and tibial fractures with low-stiffness external skeletal fixation. J Small Anim Pract. 45, (2):85-91

Gemmill TJ, (2003) Carmichael S. Complete patellar ligament replacement using a fascia lata autograft in a dog. J Small Anim Pract. 44, (10):456-9

Gemmill TJ. (2003) What is your diagnosis? Pulmonary adenocarcinomas. J Small Anim Pract. 44, (9): 387, 419-20

Clements DN, Gemmill T, Corr SA, Bennett D, Carmichael S. (2003) Fracture of the proximal tibial epiphysis and tuberosity in 10 dogs. J Small Anim Pract. 44, (8): 355-8

Lalor SM, Clarke S, Pink J, Parry A, Scurrell E, Fitzpatrick N, Watson F, O’Halloran C, Gunn-Moore DA. (June 2017) Tuberculosis Joint Infections in Four Domestic Cats, JFMS Open Reports.

McKee WM, Pink JJ, Gemmill TJ. (2016) Cement plug technique for the management of disc-associated cervical spondylopathy in 52 Dobermann Pinscher dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 18;29(3):195-201

Brown G, Kalff S, Gemmill TJ, Pink J, Oxley B, McKee WM, Clarke SP. (2016) Highly Comminuted, Articular Fractures of the Distal Antebrachium Managed by Pancarpal Arthrodesis in 8 Dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 45(1):44-51

W Oxley, T Gemmill, J Pink, S Clarke, A Parry, S Baines and W.M.McKee. (2013). Precision of a novel computed tomographic method for quantification of femoral varus in dogs and an assessment of the effect of femoral malpositioning. Veterinary Surgery. 42, 751-758.

Gemmill, T. J., Pink, J., Clarke, S. P. & McKee, W. M. (2012) Total hip replacement for the treatment of atraumatic slipped femoral capital epiphysis in dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice 53, 453-458

Oxley and J. Pink (2012) Amelioration of caudal thoracic syringohydromyelia following surgical management of an adjacent arachnoid cyst.  Journal of Small Animal Practice 53, 67-72

Clarke S, McKee M, Gemmill T, Pink J, Kalff S. (2012) Unusual antebrachial pathology in skeletally immature pugs. Veterinary Record 170, 266

Gemmill TJ, Pink J, Renwick A, Oxley B, Downes C, Roch S, McKee WM. (2011) Hybrid cemented / cementless total hip replacement in dogs: seventy-eight consecutive joint replacements. Vet Surg. 40, (5):621-30

Renwick A., Gemmill T., Pink J., Brodbelt D., McKee M. (2011) Radiographic evaluation of BFX acetabular component position in dogs. Veterinary Surgery 40, 610-20

Gemmill T.J., Pink J., Renwick A., Oxley B., Downes C., Roch S., McKee W.M., (2011) Hybrid cemented/cementless total hip replacement in dogs: seventy-eight consecutive joint replacements. Veterinary Surgery 40, 621-30

McKee W.M., Downes C.J., Pink J.J., Gemmill T.J. (2010) Presumptive exercise-associated peracute thoracolumbar disc extrusion in 48 dogs. Veterinary Record 166, 523-8.

McKee M, Gemmill T, Pink J, Renwick A, Oxley B. (2010) Unusual proximal metaphyseal-diaphyseal tibial fracture in skeletally immature dogs. Veterinary Record 167, 390

Roch S.P., Störk C.K., Gemmill T.J., Downes C., Pink J., McKee W.M. (2009) Treatment of fractures of the tibial and/or fibular malleoli in 30 cats. Veteriary Record 165,165-70

Terzo E., Pink J., Puggioni A., Shiel R., Andreoni V., McAllister H. (2008) Right cranial lung lobe torsion after a diaphragmatic rupture repair in a Jack Russell terrier. Irish Veterinary Journal 61,170-4

Scotti S., Klein A., Pink J., Hidalgo A., Moissonnier P., Fayolle P. (2007) Retrograde placement of a novel 3.5 mm titanium interlocking nail for supracondylar and diaphyseal femoral fractures in cats. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 20, 211-8

Pink JJ, Doyle RS, Hughes JM, Tobin E, Bellenger CR (2006) Laryngeal collapse in seven brachycephalic puppies. J Small Anim Pract. 47, 131-5

Pink JJ (2006) Intramural tracheal haematoma causing acute respiratory obstruction in a dog Small Anim Pract. 47, 161-4

Jonathan Pink  – Orthopaedic Instrumentation. In BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Fracture Repair and Management. Published 2016

Steve Clarke & Jonathan Pink. The carpus. In BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Disorders. Published 2018

Understanding why inaccuracies happen when drilling bone.

Smith K.

Vet Rec. 2019 Mar 23;184(12):380-382.

Orthopaedic pain

Smith, K

In BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice, 2019. Ed Ian Self

Bilateral enucleation in dogs: A review of owner perceptions and satisfaction.

Hamzianpour N, Smith K, Dawson C, Rhodes M.

Vet Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/vop.12623. [Epub ahead of print]

Variation in the Quantity of Elastic Fibres with Degeneration in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligaments from Labrador Retrievers.

Smith KD, Hayashi K, Clements DN, Clegg PD, Innes JF, Comerford EJ.

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2017 Nov;30(6):398-402.

Perioperative risk factors for surgical site infection in tibial tuberosity advancement: 224 stifles.

Yap FW, Calvo I, Smith KD, Parkin T.

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2015;28(3):

Feline maxillectomy and mandibulectomy.

Pratschke, K and Smith, K.D.

In Manual of Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery, 2014. Eds Langley-Hobbs, Demetriou and Ladlow.

Elastin content is high in the canine cruciate ligament and is associated with degeneration.

Smith KD, Clegg PD, Innes JF, Comerford EJ.

Vet J. 2014 Jan;199(1):169-74

Variations in cell morphology in the canine cruciate ligament complex.

Smith KD, Vaughan-Thomas A, Spiller DG, Clegg PD, Innes JF, Comerford EJ.

Vet J. 2012 Aug;193(2):561-6

Update on the aetiopathogenesis of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease.

Comerford EJ, Smith K, Hayashi K.

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2011;24(2):91-

The organisation of elastin and fibrillins 1 and 2 in the cruciate ligament complex.

Smith KD, Vaughan-Thomas A, Spiller DG, Innes JF, Clegg PD, Comerford EJ.

J Anat. 2011 Jun;218(6):600-7

Hall EL, Baines S, Bilmont A, Oxley B. Accuracy of patient-specific three-dimensional-printed osteotomy and reduction guides for distal femoral osteotomy in dogs with medial patella luxation. Vet Surg. 2019

Palierne S, Meynaud P, Bilmont A, Delverdier M, Semin MO, Stieglitz M, Riviere G, Autefage A. Plasma-Mediated Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Overlong Soft Palate in the Dog: A Pilot Study. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2018

Bilmont A, Mathon D, Autefage A. Arthroscopic Management of Osteochondrosis of the Glenoid Cavity in a Dog. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2018

Bilmont A, Retournard M, Asimus E, Palierne S, Autefage A. Effect of Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy on Cranial Tibial Subluxation in the Feline Cranial Cruciate Deficient Stifle Joint: An Ex Vivo Experimental Study. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2018

Retournard M, Bilmont A, Asimus E, Palierne S, Autefage A. Effect of tibial tuberosity advancement on cranial tibial subluxation in the feline cranial cruciate deficient stifle joint: An ex vivo experimental study. Res Vet Sci. 2016

Bilmont A, Palierne S, Verset M, Swider P, Autefage A. Biomechanical comparison of two locking plate constructs under cyclic torsional loading in fracture gap model. Two screws versus three screws per fragment. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2015

Palierne S, Bilmont A, Raymond-Letron I, Autefage A. A case of stifle osteochondrosis treated by osteochondral autogenous grafting. One month morphological follow-up. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2010