Companion Animal Surgery – Orthopaedics II - Large Joint Surgery
Course content
The purpose of this course is to extend the student’s knowledge, skills, and competencies in the approach to, assessment, diagnosis, and management of the sick companion animal patient in need of large joint orthopedic surgery. The course will extend the students' assessment and management of the companion animal patient in need of large joint orthopedic surgery and plan the perioperative management of the patient, including specific anesthesia and analgesia requirements.
This course is a compulsory course at the Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science. The Master is a postgraduate education targeting small animal veterinarians seeking Continual Professional Development (CPD).
This course is only available to enrolled students pursuing the full programme and is not open to single course students
Read more about the Master of Companion Animal Science.
Having completed the course, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the large joints.
- Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the large joints of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on large joint disorders.
- Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with large joint disorders.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform advanced atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics regarding disorders of the large joints including;
- Shoulder disorders e.g. biceps tenosynovitis, medial instability.
- Elbow disorders e.g. ununited anconeal process, medial coronoid disease.
- Hip joint disorders e.g. femoral head and neck excision, stabilization techniques for luxation.
- Stifle joint and patellar disorders including meniscectomy, arthrotomy, extracapsular stabilization, trochlear recession, tibial tuberosity transposition, and lateral imbrication.
- 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 of companion animal large joint disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic large joint surgery patients.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal large joint orthopedic surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal large joint orthopaedic surgical patient management.
A mixture of case-based and problem-oriented lectures, e-learning, theoretical, and practical exercises. Case-study work. Scientific literature searching.
Updated literature lists will be posted 1 month prior to course start. The participant should have theoretical knowledge updated prior to participation.
Inclusion criteria for Master's Programme in Companion Animal Clinical Science: Degree in veterinary medicine and at least two years of relevant work experience.
- ECTS
- 1 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Other
- Type of assessment details
- The Ongoing Test consists of three parts:
a) a minimum of 80% active participation,
b) preparation and oral presentation of a problem oriented clinical case,
c) a written assignment.
To pass the course, students must have passed both Exam 1 and Exam 2. However, students may attend Exam 2 without having passed Exam 1. - Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
The use of AI or AI-assisted tools is prohibited for this exam.
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
- Exam period
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assessment
To achieve the grade passed, the student shall be able to:
Knowledge
- Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the large joints.
- Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the large joints of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on large joint disorders.
- Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with large joint disorders.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform advanced atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regard to tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics regarding disorders of the large joints including:
- shoulder disorders e.g. biceps tenosynovitis, medial instability,
- elbow disorders e.g. ununited anconeal process, medial coronoid disease,
- hip joint disorders e.g. femoral head and neck excision, stabilization techniques for luxation,
- stifle joint and patellar disorders including meniscectomy, arthrotomy, extracapsular stabilization, trochlear recession, tibial tuberosity transposition, and lateral imbrication.
- 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 large joint disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic large joint surgery patients.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal large joint orthopedic surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal large joint orthopaedic surgical patient management.
- ECTS
- 4 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written assignment
- Type of assessment details
- The written assignment includes an exam with multiple-choice,
short answer, and/or essay questions.
To pass the course, students must have passed both Exam 1 and Exam 2. However, students may attend Exam 2 without having passed Exam 1. - Aid
- All aids allowed except Generative AI
The use of AI or AI-assisted tools is prohibited for this exam.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner.
- Exam period
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
- Re-exam
-
For information about the exact exam dates, please visit the exam schedule.
Criteria for exam assessment
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 large joints.
- Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the large joints of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anesthesia and analgesia protocols.
- Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease focused on large joint disorders.
- Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with large joint disorders.
- Define and identify relevant anatomical structures.
Skills
- Perform advanced atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regard to tissue handling and minimally invasive diagnostics regarding disorders of the large joints including:
- shoulder disorders e.g. biceps tenosynovitis, medial instability,
- elbow disorders e.g. ununited anconeal process, medial coronoid disease,
- hip joint disorders e.g. femoral head and neck excision, stabilization techniques for luxation,
- stifle joint and patellar disorders including meniscectomy, arthrotomy, extracapsular stabilization, trochlear recession, tibial tuberosity transposition, and lateral imbrication.
- 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 large joint disorders.
- Plan advanced therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopedic large joint surgery patients.
- Independently obtain, evaluate, and elaborate on evidence-based new knowledge within companion animal large joint orthopedic surgery.
- Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal large joint orthopaedic surgical patient management.
Part time Master and Diploma courses
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 56
- Practical exercises
- 15
- Exam
- 50
- English
- 141
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SCAM25007U
- ECTS
- See exam description
- Programme level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
-
5 days full time
- Placement
- Spring
The course will be offered in the Spring semester every second year (odd-numbered years). For more information about the course please visit the webpage.
- Price
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Orthopaedics II - Large Joint Surgery – University of Copenhagen.
- Schedulegroup
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Novara, Italy
- Capacity
- 24
- Studyboard
- Study Board for the Professionel Master´s Degree Programmes at The Faculty og Health and Medical Science
Contracting department
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinator
- James Edward Miles (4-6d64706c4376787167316e7831676e)
Teacher
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