This two-day practical course is designed to provide a solid grounding in how to deal with common orthopaedic problems and build confidence in surgical approaches and techniques. The combination of lectures and practical sessions will revise relevant surgical anatomy to enable delegates to undertake, with confidence, the surgical management of common articular problems. These will include hip luxation, femoral head and neck arthroplasty, surgery for osteochondrosis, lateral retinacular suture placement for the cruciate deficient stifle, and techniques to correct medial patellar luxation.
Basic fracture planning will be described and the correct use of wire, screws, and plates will be undertaken.
Previous experience is not essential and the emphasis will be on gaining confidence to perform routine orthopaedic procedures in the dog.
Digital course notes, refreshments, and lunch, will be provided.
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Garrick Ponte
BVSc GPCert(SAM) MRCVS
The teaching at Improve is excellent and I have been able to take what I have learnt back to use in practice. It’s not just the lectures themselves but the practical work we did straight afterwards which drives home everything, which is why Impro … Read more
Colin Dickson
BVMS CertAVP MRCVS
Having previously completed a postgraduate surgery certificate with another provider, I was confident in my knowledge and understanding of the theory but felt underprepared from a practical perspective. I was initially hesitant to register for another … Read more
Key features of this programme
Relevant surgical anatomy and the sympathetic handling of tissues
Key surgical approaches to bones and joints
Fracture planning
Fracture repair using pins, plates, cerclage and tension band wires
The correct use of screws as lag, position and plate screws
Osteochondrosis
Cranial cruciate ligament disease and patellar luxation
Hip and elbow dysplasia
Hip Luxation
Relevant surgical anatomy and the sympathetic handling of tissues
Key surgical approaches to bones and joints
Fracture planning
Fracture repair using pins, plates, cerclage and tension band wires
The correct use of screws as lag, position and plate screws
Osteochondrosis
Cranial cruciate ligament disease and patellar luxation
Hip and elbow dysplasia
Hip Luxation
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Module Summary
01 - Introduction to Orthopaedic Surgery
02 - Introduction to Orthopaedic Surgery
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£1,495.00
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