Companion Animal Surgery – Orthopaedics I - Basic Orthopaedic Principles

To achieve the grade passed, the student shall be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system resulting in lameness including inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease, osteochondrosis, and primary bone disorders.
• Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
• Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease with a focus on acute symptom relief incl. the approach to the patient requiring bandaging-immobilisation techniques, orthotics, and prosthetics.
• Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with lameness originating in the musculoskeletal system.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

Skills

• Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regard to tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the musculoskeletal system including:
  • orthopedic assessment of the lame patient using paraclinical methods, different 2D-and 3D-imaging modalities, and gait analysis,
  • orthopedic assessment of the patient with lameness, focusing on acute symptom relief incl. using bandaging-immobilization techniques.
• Perform common approaches to the thoracic limb (humerus, radius, shoulder, elbow, and carpus)
• Perform common surgical approaches to the pelvic limb (femur, tibia, hip, stifle, and tarsus)
• Perform open surgical management of osteochondrosis in commonly affected joints.
• Limb amputation for management of primary bone tumors in companion animals.
• Risk assessment after surgery with a focus on treatment effect, complications, and estimation of prognosis.

Competences

• Evaluate, plan, and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal orthopedics.
• Plan therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic surgery patients.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopedic surgery.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal orthopedic surgical patient management.

To achieve the maximum grade 12, the student shall be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system resulting in lameness including inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease, osteochondrosis, and primary bone disorders.
• Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
• Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease with a focus on acute symptom relief incl. the approach to the patient requiring bandaging-immobilization techniques, orthotics, and prosthetics.
• Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with lameness originating in the musculoskeletal system.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.

Skills

• Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular concerning tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics regarding disorders of the musculoskeletal system including:
  • orthopedic assessment of the lame patient using paraclinical methods, different 2D-and 3D imaging modalities, and gait analysis,
  • orthopedic assessment of the patient with lameness, focusing on acute symptom relief incl. using bandaging-immobilization techniques.
• Perform common approaches to the thoracic limb (humerus, radius, shoulder, elbow, and carpus)
• Perform common surgical approaches to the pelvic limb (femur, tibia, hip, stifle, and tarsus)
• Perform open surgical management of osteochondrosis in commonly affected joints.
• Limb amputation for management of primary bone tumors in companion animals.
• Risk assessment after surgery with a focus on treatment effect, complications, and estimation of prognosis.

Competences

• Evaluate, plan, and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal orthopaedics.
• Plan therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic surgery patients.
• Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal orthopedic surgery.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal orthopedic surgical patient management.