Who should attend:

Those who wish to perform routine arthrotomies of the shoulder, elbow, and stifle, or who wish to undertake fracture repair using pins, wires and bone plates. Previous experience is not essential and the emphasis will be on gaining confidence to perform routine orthopaedic procedures in the dog.

What the course will help the attendees to do:

• Handle tissues in a sympathetic manner 
• Improve their knowledge of surgical anatomy
• Perform excision arthroplasties, deAngelis technique, tibial crest transplantation, and surgery for osteochondrosis
• Apply cerclage and tension band wires correctly
• Use screws as lag, position, and plate screws
• Use bone plates & how to plan fracture repairs

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

• Key surgical approaches to bones and joints
• Fracture Planning
• Fracture repair using pins, wire, screws and plates
• Osteochondrosis
• Cranial cruciate ligament disease and patellar luxation
• Hip & elbow dysplasia