Advanced Small Animal Arthrology in Dogs and Cats: Disease, Reconstruction, and Arthroplasty

1 Credit

An intensive review of advanced surgical and medical research and the clinical management of joint diseases and injuries in dogs and cats. The first three lectures will focus on the etiology, pathophysiology, manifestation and diagnostic strategies of degenerative, immune mediated, and septic arthopathies. The majority of the course will be devoted to in-depth evaluation of specific surgical techniques used to address joint instabilities using biologic or prosthetic reconstruction techniques.