Joint Surgery

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This practical, highly clinically relevant, two day course is for you if you’re a vet with some surgical experience and you want to develop your skills in joint surgery of the thoracic and pelvic limbs.

The course includes essential theory, case discussions and extensive practicals with use of cadaveric specimens. Practical exercises include:

• Arthrocentesis
• Femoral head and neck ostectomy
• Management of hip luxation
• Extra-capsular stabilisation for cranial cruciate ligament deficiency
• Treatment of medial patellar luxation
• Shoulder arthrotomy for OCD

We’ll concentrate on conditions and practical techniques that you can use in the patients you’re likely to see in your practice. You’ll build your confidence and genuinely improve clinical outcomes in your cases. Leave the course looking forward to your next joint surgery patient!

What you’ll learn

At the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Confidently examine patients being presented with lameness and joint diseases, and communicate key points clearly to owners.
• Plan, perform and interpret diagnostic investigations
• Perform common articular surgical procedures with confidence
• Recognise and manage postoperative complications

 Course Tutor: Toby Gemmill BVSc MVM DSAS(Orth) DipECVS FRCVS RCVS and ECVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Course Feedback:

“Great experience and practical exposure well worth it!”

“Amazing in all aspects, great experience.”

“Very enjoyable, interesting and easy to follow content. A good number of participants to lecturer”

“Very good course, I feel like it is instantly applicable in a day to day first opinion veterinary setting. Excellent and very practical course.”

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