This course is aimed at surgeons with experience in small animal orthopaedics, who wish to improve their assessment and management of cats with pelvic trauma.
Course Description
This course is aimed at surgeons with experience in small animal orthopaedics, who wish to improve their assessment and management of cats with pelvic trauma. The course will include pre-operative assessment, diagnostic imaging, surgical planning, and surgical techniques for the management of sacroiliac luxations, ilial fractures and acetabular fractures. Course content will be delivered through a combination of didactic presentations, case-based discussions, and dry-lab and wet-lab practicals.
Key Learning Objectives:
- The pre-operative assessment of cats with pelvic injuries
- Optimising diagnostic imaging approaches
- Surgical techniques for sacroiliac separation, ilial fractures and acetabular fractures
- Identifying and treatment of complications
Course content will be delivered through a combination of didactic presentations, case based discussions, dry-lab and wet-lab practicals.
