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.
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 |
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 |