Can I help my client’s Cruciate Ligament-Deficient dog when TPLO/TTA isn’t an option?
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians
Overview:
Tibial osteotomies like tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, tibial tuberosity advancement and others have significantly advanced our profession’s ability to effectively treat a large spectrum of dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease even when the athletic performance outcome expectations are lofty. Nonetheless, geographical and/or economic constraints can limit the availability of these procedures for some pets. In this session, Ross H. Palmer, DVM, MS, DACVS, will describe how you can select patients who are likely to benefit from extracapsular suture stabilization of the stifle and some important pre-, intra-, and postoperative nuances to maximize your chances of success.
Learning Objectives:
- Use preoperative stifle radiographs to screen for latent comorbidities like extreme tibial plateau angle, absent/displaced fabella, neoplasia, etc.
- Describe when, where, and how medial meniscal tears most frequently occur and list 2 risk factors for tearing.
- Describe factors that favor successful outcome for lateral fabellar-tibial suture stabilization of CrCL deficient dogs.
Ross H. Palmer, DVM, MS, DACVS
Ross is currently a Professor of Orthopedics at Colorado State University and the Associate Director of Education within CSU’s Translational Medicine Institute. His career has been evenly divided between private practice and academia. He has served on numerous professional boards, has been the recipient of numerous mentoring awards, and was recently named “VMX Speaker of the Year” by the North American Veterinary Community. As the Director of CSUVetCE, he seeks to foster a collision between inspired learners, engaged educators and meaningful experiences.
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
This activity is sponsored by Securos Surgical.
