TPLO

TPLO

Mar 26, 2023

Objectives and goals of the course

This TPLO course is designed for practicing veterinarians with experience in small animal orthopaedic surgery. The participants will became familiar with the planning and execution of the most commonly performed procedure in cranial cruciate deficient stifle using one of the most versatile TPLO locking system.
The detailed theoretical sessions will bring the knowledge of rationale, case selection, preoperative planning, surgical execution and potential complications in TPLO procedure. The structure of the labs will allows the participants to learn the procedure in a “step by step” manner first on a bone models and then on a cadaver species.

DAY 1

Time Title
08:30 – 09:00 Understanding stifle biomechanics and rationale behind TPLO
09:00 – 09:30 Radiographic positioning and TPA measuring
09:30 – 10:00 TPLO implants and equipment
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:00 Preoperative planning of TPLO
11:00 – 12:30 TPLO – step by step description of the procedure. Postoperative radiographic assessment after TPLO
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:00 Complications related to the TPLO procedure
14:00 – 15:00 Preoperative planning of TPLO – practical exercise (drawing on a printed radiographs, TPA calculation, defining the best position of the cut, implant choice and position) – TPLO charts, saw blade radius templates and plates templates will be needed for this exercise
15:00 – 17:00 Getting familiar with the equipment and performing TPLO on a bone model – laboratory
17:00 – 17:30 Summary and question session and end of the course
DAY 2

Time Title
08:30 – 10:00 Preoperative planning on x-rayed cadaver limbs
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00 TPLO on a cadaver limb – practical session 1
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30 TPLO on a cadaver limb – practical session 2
14:30 – 15:30 Discussion of postoperative radiographs
15:30 – 16:00 What’s the difference in Giant breeds
16:00 – 16:30 What’s the difference in small dogs. TPLO + patella luxation
16:30 – 17:00 Summary, question session and end of the course
Feline Orthopedics

Feline Orthopedics

Mar 26, 2023

Objectives and goals of the course

This two days course is designed for veterinary practitioners with some experience in treatment of fractures and other orthopaedic conditions in small animals. Some anatomical differences makes the orthopaedic care in feline patients more challenging and might reflects to the treatment options. The course will consists of theoretical sessions alternating with small group practicals on cadaver specimens. This will allows the participants to implement the knowledge delivered during the theoretical parts in the practical sessions starting with performing the surgical approach to different bones and using different implants for stabilising some of the most commonly seen fractures in feline patients.
Overview of most common fracture scenarios in feline patients
Decision making process in fracture planning
Interactive case-oriented discussion
After the course, participants will be able to construct a treatment plan and will become familiar how to treat most common orthopaedic conditions and fractures in feline patients.

DAY 1

Time Title
09:00 Welcome
09:15 – 10:15 Principles of fracture repair in cats – decision making and treatment options
10:15 – 11:15 Common fractures of the front limb
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Common fractures of the hind limb
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:30 Fractures of the pelvis. Sacral and sacro-coccygeal fracture/luxation
14:30 – 16:00 Practical exercise 1 – Application of an orthopaedic plate to a short oblique tibial fracture
16:00 – 17:30 Practical exercise 2 – Application of an orthopaedic plate to a comminuted humerus fracture
17:30 – 18:00 Questions and summary of day 1
DAY 2

Time Title
08:30 – 09:30 Traumatic joint luxations in cats
09:30 – 10:00 Cat with patella luxation
10:00 – 10:30 Cat with cruciate ligament deficient stifle
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Head trauma. Mandibular and maxillary fractures
12:00 – 13:00 Practical exercise 3 – Cross pin fixation in Salter Harris fracture of the distal femoral growth plate
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 Practical exercise 4 – Approach to the hip joint and iliofemoral suture application
15:00 – 16:00 Dorsal approach to the hip joint and application of plate craniodorsal to the acetabulum
16:00 – 17:00 “If you put a cat and a bunch of brocken bones in the same room, the bones will heal! “ Challenging fracture cases in cats – interactive discussion
17:00 – 17:30 Questions, summary and end of the course