Who should attend

This is beginner’s course for all small animal surgeons who wish to improve their skills repairing fractures. Previous orthopaedic experience is not required. The emphasis on practical exercises should give all delegates the confidence to use external fixation as a routine part of their surgical practice.

What the course will help the attendees to do

• Properly plan the fracture repair

• Treat common fractures of the radius/ulna and tibia

• Use fixators to augment pin and tension band repairs of the humerus and femur

• Treat mandibular fractures

• Deal with open fractures

• Avoid complications by the use of modern techniques and implants

Key Learning Objectives

By the end of this course delegates should have a thorough understanding of:

• The various components used to create external fixators

• Fracture forces and how to neutralise them with external fixation

• Practical techniques for the application of external fixators

• The common complications and how to deal with them.