Small Animal Cruciate Surgery
Sponsored by Securos Veterinary Orthopedics

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General Information

Date:
October 4, 2008

Class Size:
Limited to 24 participants

Conference Fees:
Early Registration: (before September 5, 2008) $749 CDN/US

After September 5, 2008:
$799 CDN/US

Fee includes notes, breaks, lunch, CE certificate and parking.

$100 non-refundable deposit required upon registration; balance (less deposit) due September 5, 2008.

Location: Lifetime Learning Centre, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (map provided upon registration).

Lodging: Accommodation is available at the following Hotels/Motels in Guelph.

Transportation: Attendees may choose to fly to Pearson International Airport, Toronto (45 minutes from Guelph) and drive to Guelph via car or limousine service (Red Car - 519-824-9344 - website).

CE Accreditation: Certificate awarded from the Ontario Veterinary College for 6 hours of CE credit.

Cancellation Policy:
90% refunds less non-refundable deposit will be issued for cancellations up to 60 days prior. No refunds will be issued after that date except under special circumstances, when the maximum refund is 50%. Lifelearn reserves the right to cancel the course, in which case a full course refund only will be paid.

NB: Please do not make flight reservations until the course you are registering in is confirmed. Confirmation depends on the number of registrants which varies with each course. You will receive a confirmation either by phone, fax or email. Lifelearn reserves the right to cancel a course, in which case a full course refund only will be paid. All other costs will be paid by the registrant. For registrations that you wish to cancel, a 90% refund less deposit will be issued up to 60 days prior to the course. No refunds will be issued after that date except under special circumstances, when the maximum refund is 50%.

Program Faculty:
Noël Moens DVM, MSc, Dipl ACVS, Dip ECVS
Thomas Gibson BSc, BEd, DVM, DACVS

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is the most frequent pathology affecting the stifle joint of the adult dog. Regardless of the size of the patient or the severity of the degenerative changes present, surgical correction remains the treatment of choice. Despite the recent development of novel surgical techniques for the treatment of cruciate ruptures, the lateral fabellar-tibial suture remains an effective and "time-proven" technique to deal with such injuries. The technique is relatively straightforward and requires only a minimum of specialized instrumentation making it available to many private practices.

This "one-day" course will include a series of lectures and a laboratory:

• The morning lectures will focus on the diagnosis and recognition of cranial cruciate ligament ruptures and associated meniscal injuries followed by an overview of the surgical technique, tips and tricks.
• During the laboratory, participants will work in groups of three under the guidance of board certified surgeons and surgery residents. Each participant will have the opportunity to perform the procedure on a cadaver and to assist in a second surgery.

The laboratory will be followed by a closing session on the post-operative care, complications and to entertain any questions that you may have regarding cruciate surgery.