Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO) (Two Days)
University of Nottingham
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Date: Thursday 15th October, 2026 - Friday 16th October, 2026
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 16 hour(s)
Cost: £2495
**25% discount for bookings before 31st March 2026 ** This highly practical two-day Masterclass will be dedicated to understanding and performing TPLO surgery.
Day 1 – The first day will cover theoretical principles and practice of TPLO including plastic bone exercises and bone templating.
Day 2 – The second day will be dedicated entirely to cadaveric surgical exercises of TPLO. The course will utilise post-operative radiographs to carefully critique each delegates’ TPLO surgery, allowing individuals to learn from each other’s performance
Topics to be covered include:
History and evolution of the TPLO technique
Case selection
Pre-operative templating
The TPLO surgical procedure including tricks and tips to make the operation as safe and repeatable as possible
Post-operative radiographs; assessment and critique
Managing issues with plating and tips to make the
surgery safe and repeatable
Who is it for?
Delegates should have intermediate experience of orthopaedic surgery including familiarity with making osteotomies and internal fixation of fractures. Delegates should also be familiar with stifle anatomy and surgical approach, performing an arthrotomy, inspecting and resecting meniscal lesions etc. Delegates should also understand fixation techniques including non-locking plates, compression and neutral screws, and locking plates.
The Speakers
Gareth Arthurs PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA FRCVS
The Venue
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. The University of Nottingham. Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD.
The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is based at the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham.
The Sutton Bonington Campus encompasses world-leading laboratories and specialist facilities for studying biosciences and veterinary medicine.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/service-for-business/index.aspx
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
16 hours
Registration and Booking
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