Day 1: Cranial cruciate ligament disease, featuring MMP and RidgeStop for Patellar luxation

Stifle Disease                                                                                             

8.45am Refreshments on arrival 

9.00am Introduction from speaker                                               

Cranial cruciate ligament disease                                                   

9.15am Pathology and diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament disease 

9.35am Treatment options for CCL disease and meniscal injury                                      

10.15am Break                                                      

10.30am OrthoFoam - the bone ingrowth implant 

10.45am The MMP technique

11.30am Key steps of the procedure

11.45am MMP variations                                                  

12.00pm Difficult cases

12.15pm Dealing with complications                                            

12.45pm Lunch                                                      

1.45pm MMP sawbone                                                     

3.00pm Break                                            

Patellar luxation                                               

3.15pm Patellar luxation including tibial tuberosity transposition 

3.45pm RidgeStop

4.15pm RidgeStop and TTT sawbone

5.00pm Debrief                                                      

5.15pm Home time

 


Day 2: Fracture repair, featuring String of Pearls (SOP) 

Plate Osteosynthesis                                  

8.45am Refreshments on arrival                                       

9.00am Introduction from speaker                       

Plate Osteosynthesis                           

9.15am Fracture and implant biomechanics 

9.35am Bone healing principles

10.00am Assessment of fracture patient 

10.15am Fracture score                            

10.30am Break                              

10.45am Internal fracture fixation 

11.00am How to apply non locking plates 

11.30am Locking plates and screws                                  

12.00pm Lunch                              

12.30pm How SOP differs from existing implant systems 

1.00pm SOP biomechanics

1.30pm SOP clinical recommendations                            

2.00pm Break

2.15pm SOP practical sawbones 

4.00pm Debrief                              

4.15pm Home time