Course Description:
Are you ready to move on to the next level in cranial cruciate ligament repair? TPLOs are a great way to give your patients with CrCL tears an optimal opportunity for a positive outcome, as well as developing a tremendous profit center for your practice. More than 600 general practitioners have learned TPLO from our team of surgeons. We will bring our expert instruction directly to your practice and teach the concepts of TPLO in your own hospital setting. This interactive, hands-on course includes lectures and practical, hands-on practice to teach participants the theory and method of Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO). Participants will perform TPLOs on plastic bones and cadavers using state-of-the-art equipment and implants. Course participants will use locking plate technology to simplify, increase precision and reduce complications of the procedure. Participants should have a basic knowledge of anatomy and surgical approach to the stifle and principles of bone plate application. Postoperative radiographs will be taken to assess the participant’s repair technique. Postoperative management will also be discussed. This course is available as a 1 or 2-day course. We highly recommend 2-days if possible.
Learning Objectives:
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Know the indications and rationale for TPLO
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Understand the principles of TPLO surgery
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Learn how to correctly plan a TPLO for different breeds of dogs and cats
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Learn the surgical technique and surgical tips to execute a TPLO successfully
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Learn how to modify the TPLO in a dog having a simple MPL
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Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 28 Lessons
- 18 Hours
- Day 1 - Morning Session8
- 2.18:00a – TPLO Lecture – Indications & Rationale
- 2.28:20a – TPLO Lecture – Planning
- 2.39:00a – Break
- 2.49:15a – Laboratory 1 – Pre-Op Computer Planning of TPLO
- 2.510:00a – TPLO Lecture – Technique
- 2.710:30a – TPLO Lecture – Post-Op Assessment
- 2.810:45a – Laboratory 2 – TPLO Demo (plastic bones)
- 2.911:15a – Laboratory 3 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice (plastic bones in pairs of participants)
- Day 1 - Afternoon Session7
- 3.112:00p – Lunch
- 3.212:30p – Laboratory 4 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice (plastic bones in pairs of participants)
- 3.31:15p – Laboratory 4 – Surgical Approach/TPLO Demo (cadaveric specimens)
- 3.41:45p – Laboratory 5 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice – Right Stifle (cadaveric specimens & post-op rads)
- 3.53:30p – Laboratory 6 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice – Left Stifle (cadaveric specimens & post-op rads)
- 3.75:15p – Open Discussion
- 3.85:30p – Conclusion of Day 1
- Day 2 - Morning Session4
- Day 2 - Afternoon Session9
- 5.112:00p – Lunch
- 5.21:00p – TPLO Lecture – Small Canine Breeds
- 5.31:30p – TPLO Lecture – MPL
- 5.42:00p – Laboratory 8 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice – Left Stifle (cadaveric specimens & post-op rads)
- 5.53:00p – Laboratory 9 – TPLO Hand’s-On Practice – Right Stifle (cadaveric specimens & post-op rads)
- 5.64:00p – TPLO Lecture – Postoperative Management
- 5.74:30p – TPLO Lecture – Complications & Treatment
- 5.85:15p – Open Discussion
- 5.95:30p – Conclusion of Course
