CVM-782Q: Adv Small Animal Orthopedics

Credits 1.0
Academic Level
DVM

The emphasis will be on introducing advanced orthopedic topics that were not covered in the Orthopedic Surgery CVM 767 course and expanding on the topics introduced in that course. The topics will focus on fracture stabilization methods and the diagnosis and treatment of select orthopedic conditions. In addition, there will be 2 laboratories to allow students to perform a femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHO) and an extracapsular stabilization procedure for the CCL deficient stifle using canine cadavers.