Instructors

Workshop Description

This two-day course focuses on fractures affecting the elbow joint with emphasis on treatment of humeral condylar fractures in dogs. Participants will learn appropriate preoperative planning, perioperative decision making, operative techniques, and postoperative management in a highly interactive environment involving pre-course online modules, course lectures, case and panel discussions, and hands-on laboratory sessions. Upon completion, participants will develop further skills and knowledge needed to diagnose and treat acute and chronic fractures affecting the elbow joint in juvenile and mature dogs.

The 'blended' course format includes REQUIRED online coursework and learning materials provided prior to the face-to-face event which are MANDATORY for attendance at the course.

Target Audience:

The course is targeted to veterinary surgery residents towards the end of their training program, surgeons who recently completed their residency program and practicing veterinarians with experience in orthopaedics and traumatology.

Completion of all Online Material and Participation Required for Face to Face course and CE Credit

Prerequisite:

1. Attendance / completion of an AO VET Principles of Small Animal Fracture Management course is a Mandatory prerequisite, since familiarity with instrumentation and bone plating will be assumed.

2. Attendance / completion of an AO VET Advanced Techniques in Small Animal Fracture Management course is Highly Recommended

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

• Interpret pre-operative diagnostic imaging, including radiographs and computed tomography
• Execute a lateral and medial surgical approach to the distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
• Perform anatomic reduction of the elbow joint articular surface and temporarily stabilize using standard-of-care methods
• Select appropriate fracture fixation method based on the patient signalment, underlying pathology, and fracture type
• Develop a postoperative management strategy, including physical rehabilitation, for the surgical patient
• Reflect upon the common complications and select appropriate treatment methods

Location

AO VET NA Blended Course—Spotlight Series: Canine Simple and Complex Fractures Affecting the Elbow Joint - LIVE EVENT
Movora Education Center
480 William F McClellan Hwy #202
Boston, Massachusetts, USA