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Trauma & Fracture Repair

IMEX Introduction to External Skeletal Fixation Workshop


Course
Purchase for $1495

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November 16 – 17, 2025

Join Movora for our IMEX Introduction to External Skeletal Fixation Workshop presented by IMEX Veterinary at the Movora Education Center in Boston, MA.

 

Description

An introductory workshop designed for general practitioners looking to incorporate External Skeletal Fixation (ESF) into their clinical practice. This workshop also benefits veterinary surgeons desiring to expand their linear ESF knowledge and skills. The workshop covers the principles and techniques of ESF, including patient selection, equipment and implants, proper application techniques, and postoperative care. Additionally, the workshop discusses the potential complications associated with external skeletal fixation and how to recognize and manage them. Modern ESF theory and practice are reinforced through laboratory exercises using plastic bones and cadavers.

The goal is to provide general practitioners and veterinary surgeons with the expertise needed to utilize linear external fixation safely and effectively in their clinical practice, improving patient outcomes and expanding their range of treatment options.


Objectives

  • Understand the indications and contraindications for external skeletal fixation, including appropriate patient selection and considerations for application of ESF to different bones and types of fractures.

  • Learn the technical skills necessary to properly perform external skeletal fixation procedures, including pin placement and frame construction, as well as techniques for minimizing complications.

  • Develop an understanding of postoperative care and management of patients, including monitoring for complications.

  • Learn how to evaluate and modulate the success of external skeletal fixation, through an understanding of the biomechanics of ESF, assessment of bone healing, methods of bone grafting, and manipulation of the external fixator to enhance fracture healing.

  • Gain insight into the economics of ESF


Registration

Surgeon: $1,485
Surgical Resident: 50% savings with code IMEXSR50

 


Instructors
 

Kenneth Bruecker, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR Headshot
Kenneth Bruecker
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
Selena Tinga, DVM, PhD, DACVS Headshot
Selena Tinga
DVM, PhD, DACVS
Mark Rochat, DVM, MS DACVS Headshot
Mark Rochat
DVM, MS, DACVS

Location

Movora Education Center (Directions)
480 William F. McClellan Highway
Boston, MA 02128
United States

 

Hotel 

All travel accommodations are the responsibility of the registered individual(s). Please be advised that this course requires a minimum number of enrollments to proceed as scheduled. Participants are encouraged to refrain from making travel arrangements until confirmation is received from the event coordinator. Discounted accommodations are available at the Hilton Garden Inn; a 10-minute walk or short shuttle ride to the event venue. 

CE Credits

This program meets the requirements for 15.75 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.

 

Movora provides all equipment and materials for each course.

 

Presented by

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Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

IMEX Certificate of Completion
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