Description

Do you have difficulty approaching or reducing long bone fractures? Are you interested in learning simple techniques designed for the general practitioner to repair the most common fractures in dogs and cats? This laboratory is the one for you! We will teach reliable techniques and give valuable practical tips useful in repairing simple and more challenging comminuted fractures of long bones. New implant designs have made fracture repair much simpler and more affordable. In addition, postoperative management of patients has also been simplified and complications are rate if the principles of fracture repair are followed.

This course will familiarize participants with fracture repair techniques through lecture and clinical case presentations. Following lecture and case review, participants will repair fractures on plastic bone models and cadavers/ Postoperative radiographs will be taken to evaluate the participants repair technique.

Instructors

Terri Schiller
DVM, DACVS, BSC, CCRT

Learning Objectives

• Understand the principles of bone healing and the differences between secondary and primary bone healing.
• Review fracture classification and choice of fixation.
• Discuss the concept of direct versus indirect fracture reduction and decision making on approach.
• Appreciate the biomechanics and decision making for intramedullary pins, cerclage wire, bone screws, bone plates and method of the bone plating (compression, neutralization, and bridging).
• Discuss fracture fixation and surgical approaches for diaphyseal fractures of the radius/ulna, tibia, and femur.

Prerequisites

This workshop is perfect for general practitioners and early-career veterinarians eager to boost their orthopedic knowledge and skills. You do not need prior orthopedic experience; however, a basic understanding of small animal anatomy and surgical asepsis is recommended. Bring your enthusiasm to learn and your passion for improving patient care!

Registering for this in-person workshop will automatically enroll you in the online course below. To start the self-paced course, log into your account, and from the home dashboard, scroll down to your ‘Enrolled’ courses and press Start. Please ensure you complete this online course before arriving for the in-person workshop.

Principles of Fracture Repair Online Course – This course covers topics including reliable techniques and valuable, applicable tips for repairing both simple and more challenging comminuted fractures of long bones. This course will take approximately 3 hours to complete.

Registration

Surgeon: $3,000 CAD
Veterinary Technician: Free (Use Code: Movora100 at checkout)

Hotel and Travel

All travel accommodations are the responsibility of the registered individual(s).

CE Credits

This program meets the requirements for 17.0 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.

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