Practical hindlimb surgery - the hip

Key Information

CPD Hours: 8 hours

Course Length: One day

Course Format: Lectures, case-based discussions and practical sessions

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Brilliant course thoroughly enjoyed it and greatly increased my practical ability and confidence. I can’t wait to go back to my practice.

Course Information

Key Areas
  • Surgical anatomy of the hip joint
  • How to perform a cranio-lateral approach to the hip
  • Surgical techniques for stabilising the hip joint
  • Femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty
About this course

Stifle problems such as cruciate rupture and patellar luxation are seen daily in veterinary practice, but can seem daunting to treat.

This very practical course is aimed as an introduction/refresher for the general practitioner wishing to improve their technique for stifle surgery. It is ideal for the beginner orthopaedic surgeon. The theory relating to diagnosis, planning surgery and dealing with complications will be covered in the morning, and the afternoon session will be spent practicing surgical techniques on cadavers, with close supervision by experienced tutors. Advanced techniques such as TPLO and TTA surgery will not be taught. .

Why do this course?
This highly practical course will give you the opportunity for cadaveric surgery with tuition from highly experienced orthopaedic surgeons in a small group environment.

Tutors

Richard Meeson, MA VetMB PhD MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA FRCVS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College

Andrew Phillips, BVetMed MVetMed DipECVS FHEA MRCVS
Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Eastcott Referrals

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