Feline Orthopaedics: The Pelvis And Hindlimb (Intermediate Level)
University of Nottingham
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Date: Wednesday 13th November, 2024 - Wednesday 13th November, 2024
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: FREE
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Safe surgical dissection for common orthopaedic conditions of the feline pelvis, hip and femur
- Appropriate implant selection, placement & fracture stabilisation techniques for
- sacroiliac luxation,
- hip luxation,
- femoral fracture repair; capital physeal, femoral neck & femoral diaphysis
Who is it for?
This intermediate level course is a highly practical course based on common orthopaedic conditions of the hindlimb. Practical dissection time will be maximised, and theoretical teaching time will be minimised. Topics to be covered can be adjusted to suit the delegates learning requirements, depending on class size, disparity of requirements and delegate requests. This will be determined by completion of a pre-course questionnaire and used to define leaning objectives specifically tailored to the delegates. Required delegate attributes:- Previous experience of orthopaedic surgery - Basic tissue instrument handling skills. - Knowledge how to apply locking and non-locking plates i.e. DCPs and LCPDLPs .Topics to be covered:- Surgical approach to the feline hip - Surgical approach to the feline ilial wing ilial body - Surgical approach to the femur - Hip: capital physeal fracture repair, hip luxation stabilisation, femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty - Ilial body fracture repair - Sacroiliac fracture luxation - Femoral diaphyseal fracture repair
The Speakers
Professor Gareth Arthurs, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics).<br /> <br /> CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS<br /> Chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association<br /> Examiner for the RCVS<br /> Reviewer for a number of international journals<br /> RCVS Diploma holder in Diagnostic Imaging<br /> RCVS, European and American Diploma Holder in Veterinary Reproduction.<br /> <br /> CLINICAL INTERESTS<br /> TPLO surgery and cranial cruciate ligament disease<br /> Patellar luxation<br /> Minimally invasive fracture management, and joint replacement<br /> Small animal and equine reproduction<br /> Small animal and equine diagnostic imaging
The Venue
The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is based at the Sutton Bonnington Campus of the University of Nottingham.
The Sutton Bonington Campus encompasses world-leading laboratories and specialist facilities for studying biosciences and veterinary medicine.
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Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
8 hours
Registration and Booking
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