• Join Gareth Arthurs PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA MRCVS for three 2-hour sessions
• Increase your confidence with your fracture patients
• Get surgical tips and practical advice that will help you directly in your daily work
• Learn how to logically apply fracture management to real fractures to achieve the best outcome possible
• Discover how to choose the best surgical approach for each of your patients
• Plenty of real case examples to help you manage your tricky fractures
• Comprehensive notes to download
• Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
• 12 Months access to recorded sessions
• Watch the recordings at a time convenient to you
• Superb value for money – learn without traffic jams or rota hassles
• Watch the recordings on your iPad
• This Mini Series was originally broadcast in October-November 2014

Programme

Essential Principles of Fracture Surgery

This webinar will review and refresh the essential principles of fracture surgery. Topics to be covered include bone healing, internal and external fixation, locking implants, patient fracture scoring, bone grafting, and successfully dealing with fracture complication.

• Review and refresh the essential principles of fracture surgery
• Understand bone healing and how to apply it to fractured bone
• How to use bone grafting and novel products to stimulate bone healing
• How to choose the best surgical approach for your patients– internal versus external fixation
• Post-operative fracture management for the best results
• How to deal successfully with your fracture complications

Thoracic Limb Fractures – Putting the Theory into Practice

This webinar will consider a range of forelimb fractures, using radiographs of real cases as  examples from which to develop fracture fixation plans. We will explore why some fractures healed successfully, and why others did not. For those that had complications, we will consider revision strategies.

• How to deal with a range of forelimb fractures including:
  • Carpal and metacarpal fractures – surgical options and management strategies
  • Radial / ulnar fractures – surgical approaches and fixation options including minimally invasive surgery
  • Humeral fractures – surgical approaches and fixation options including condylar fractures
• Post-operative management and rehabilitation including dressings
• Why do some forelimb fractures heal successfully whilst others do not? – how to avoid complications
• Revision strategies for forelimb fracture complications

Pelvic Limb Fractures – Putting the Theory into Practice

This webinar will consider a range of hindlimb fractures, using radiographs of real cases as examples from which to develop fracture fixation plans. We will explore why some fractures healed successfully, and why others did not. For those that had complications, we will consider revision strategies.

• How to develop fracture fixation plans for a variety of hindlimb fractures including:
  • Tarsal fractures including radiographic interpretation – aiming to make the right decisions
  • Tibial fractures – surgical approaches and fixation options including minimally invasive surgery
  • Femoral fractures – surgical approaches and fixation options; femoral neck, diaphyseal and condylar fractures
• Post-operative management and rehabilitation including dressings
• Why do some hindlimb fractures heal successfully whilst others do not? – how to avoid complications
• Revision strategies for hindlimb fracture complications

Course Feedback:

“Very concise and clear explanations of the principles covered”

“I enjoyed the case based discussions. It had made me think a little more about potential fracture complications and how to manage these appropriately”

“Very interesting course as very case related/ involved. I now have increased confidence to assess fractures and knowledge of appropriate fixation techniques”