This highly practical two-day Masterclass will be dedicated to understanding and performing TPLO surgery. 

Day 1 – The first day will cover theoretical principles and practice of TPLO including plastic bone exercises and bone templating.

Day 2 – The second day will be dedicated entirely to cadaveric surgical exercises of TPLO.  The course will utilise post-operative radiographs to carefully critique each delegates’ TPLO surgery, allowing individuals to learn from each other’s performance

Course Description

Topics to be covered:

• History and evolution of the TPLO technique
• Case selection
• Pre-operative templating
• The TPLO surgical procedure including tricks and tips to make the operation as safe and repeatable as possible
• Post-operative radiographs; assessment and critique
• Managing issues with plating and tips to make the surgery safe and repeatable
  
  

Learning Objectives:

Understand TPLO theory, how to perform the
procedure safely, how to critique post-operative
radiographs, and manage complications.

Required delegate attributes:

Delegates should have intermediate experience of orthopaedic surgery including familiarity
with making osteotomies and internal fixation of fractures. Delegates should also be familiar
with stifle anatomy and surgical approach, performing an arthrotomy, inspecting and resecting meniscal lesions etc. Delegates should also understand fixation techniques including non-locking plates, compression and neutral screws, and locking plates.