Surgery

Orthopaedics II

Cremona / Italy

18.05.2022 – 22.05.2022

EURO 2.750.-

EURO 2.650.-(early registration deadline: 1.12.2021)

Total hours: 40
ATF hours (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland): TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate): 5

Course Masters:

Dr. Aldo Vezzoni, DECVS (IT)
Dr. Luca Vezzoni, DECVS (IT)

Course Overview

This module focuses on hind limb orthopaedic diseases and surgeries. For each joint (hip, stifle and tarsus) an anatomic review, etiology and current knowledge about state of the art treatment options including surgical techniques (hip toggle, iliofemoral sling, extracapsular sutures, Achilles tendon repair etc. ) will be presented and trained. The TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) will be trained more in detail on plastic and cadaveric bones. More advanced surgical techniques like the DPO (double pelvic osteotomy) or THR /total hip replacement) will be demonstrated only.
Ortho I is mandatory before continuing with Ortho II.
Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course participant shall:
1. possess the current knowledge to come to a final diagnosis
2. be aware of the current state of the art methods of treatment
3. master common surgical techniques and do or refer more complicated or advanced cases

Course program (subject to change)

Wednesday, 18 May 2022 - Hip joint
09:00 – 09:30 Registration, Welcome and Introduction
09:30 – 09:45 Hip joint – Review of the anatomy
09:45 – 10:15 Hip dysplasia – Pathogenesis
10:15 – 10:45 Hip dysplasia – Clinical Signs
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Hip dysplasia – Diagnostic (including early diagnosis)
12:15 – 12:30 Hip dysplasia – Therapeutics (Conservative)
12:30 – 13:15 Hip dysplasia – Therapeutics (Symphysiodesis, DPO)
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:00 Hip dysplasia – Therapeutics (THR)
15:00 – 15:15 Legg Calve Perthes – Pathogenesis and Diagnosis
15:15 – 15:45 Legg Calve Perthes – Treatment strategies (conservative-stem cells, TEP, femor head and resection)
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 16:30 Femoral Luxation – Pathogenesis
16:30 – 16:45 Femoral Luxation – Diagnosis
16:45 – 17:45 Femoral Luxation – Treatment options (conservative, different treatment techniques), Prognosis
Welcome Reception
Thursday, 19 May 2022 - Hip joint (wet lab)
09:00 – 10:30 Surgical approach hip joint craniolateral
Iliofemoral sling, toggle pin
Trochanter osteotomy and tension band fixation
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Femur head and neck resection, Closure
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:00 Symphysiodesis, DPO –Demonstration
14:00 – 15:00 Achilles Tendon Repair incl. Transart. external fixation
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 15:45 Stifle joint – Review of the anatomy
15:45 – 16:15 Cruciate Rupture + Meniscal injury – pathogenesis/biomechanics
16:15 – 17:00 Cruciate Rupture + Meniscal injury – diagnostics
Friday, 20 May 2022 - Stifle
09:00 – 09:30 Brainstorming
09:30 – 10:15 Cruciate Rupture + Meniscal injury – Treatment (meniscal resection, extra and intracapsular)
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 Cruciate Rupture – Treatment (Osteotomies)
11:30 – 13:00 TPLO – pre op planning (theory and exercises)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Polytraumatic stifle injuries (collateral ligament injuries +/-
cruciate and meniscal involvement)
14:45 – 15:15 Muscle and Tendon avulsions (gastrocnemius, long digit extensor, Lig patellae)
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:15 Patella Luxation – Pathogenesis
16:15 – 16:45 Patella Luxation – Diagnostics
16:45 – 17:45 Patella Luxation – Therapeutics (Trochleaplasty, Tibia Tuberosity Osteotomy,
Corrective Osteotomies)
Saturday, 21 May 2022 - Stifle Joint wet lab
09:00 – 10:30 Arthrotomy stifle (inspection, cleaning up, meniscal injury)
Intracapsular ligament repair (Over the top)
Extracapsular ligament repair (De Angelis and Lau)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Trochlea wedge and/or block resection, Transposition tibial tuberosity
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Demonstration TPLO
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 TPLO
Sunday, 22 May 2022
08:00 – 08:30 Brainstorming
08:30 – 08:45 Tarsal Joint – Review of the anatomy
08:45 – 09:00 Tarsal Joint – Diagnostics
09:00 – 09:30 OCD – Tarsus and Stifle – Pathogenesis and diagnosis
09:30 – 10:15 OCD – Tarsus and Stifle – Treatment (conservative and surgical)
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 Achilles Tendon Rupture + luxation of the superficial digital flexor muscle
(Pathogenesis, Treatment)
11:15 – 12:00 Collateral Ligament injury
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Tarsal Instability and treatment options (Pantarsal arthrodesis, partial Arthrodesis)
14:00 – 14:30 Cases Schnabl-Feichter
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
14:45 – 15:30 Quiz (Summary)
15:30 – 16:00 Feedback and Good Bye
SCIVAC, Italian Companion Animal Veterinary Association, Palazzo Trecchi, Via Trecchi, 20, 26100 Cremona, Italy

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