Großhartpenning, Germany, March 2-4, 2018

Working stations are gently provided by Storz!

Residents and Diplomates of the Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons – or equivalent qualifications will have the opportunity of improving their skills in advanced arthroscopical procedures under the guidance of surgeons that routinely perform them. Sixteen persons only can participate to ensure quality time for each one. All procedures will be demonstrated on cadaver legs first by the instructors and then the participants will perform them guided by the instructors. Specialized equipment will be necessary to exercise several of the procedures. For those participants that will not be able to bring this equipment we will buy it in advance and bill it separately (better price if many participants buy the tools. Obviously the participants will own the instruments and take them home.

Program:

Friday, March 2, lectures in Hotel-Gasthof Neuwirt with Andy Bathe, Dwayne Rodgerson and Hans Wilderjans

  • 10:00 – Welcome
  • 10:05 – Endoscopy of the digital tendon sheath and release of the annular ligament.
  • 11:25 – Coffee break
  • 11:50 – Tenoscopic removal of manica flexoria and experiences with longitudinal DDFT tears
  • 12:50 – Lunch
  • 13:15 – Bursoscopy of the navicular bursa.
  • 14:25 – Challenges in Thoroughbred and Warmblood OC fragment removal.
  • 15:40 – Coffee break
  • 16:10 – Diagnostic stifle arthroscopy.
  • 17:20 – Complications after above listed arthroscopic procedures.
  • 18:30 – End

(CPD accreditation by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung is being seeked)

Saturday, March 3, hands-on in Equine clinic am Kirchberg with Andy Bathe, Hans Wilderjans and Dwayne Rodgerson

  • 9:00
    – Stifle arthroscopy
    – Participants choices on lower limb arthroscopies, but for those that will be done on Sunday!
    – Challenging arthroscopic cases (videos and images: difficult fetlock arthroscopies, fragments on unusual locations in the fetlock, removal of large free floating fragments from the stifle, FP joint, etc).
    – Challenging cases of the participants
  • 18:00 – End

(CPD accreditation by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung is being seeked)

Sunday, March 4, hands-on in Equine clinic am Kirchberg with Andy Bathe, Hans Wilderjans and Dwayne Rodgerson

  • 8:30 – Bursoscopy of the navicular bursa, endoscopy of the digital tendon sheath, release of the annular ligament, manica flexoria removal.
  • 16:00 – End

(CPD accreditation by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung is being seeked)