A Complete Introduction to Bone Plating

This blended, online + hands-on, plating course is like NONE other!  If you’re going to be successful with your fracture repairs, you don’t want just SOME of the important principles, you want ALL of them…this is THE course to put you on right path!

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In-Person Agenda:

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Course Learning Objectives:

  • Distinguish reconstructable (reducible) from non-constructable (non-reducible) fractures and describe the treatment strategies for each.  
  • Compare & contrast the following: 
    • Compression, Neutralization & Bridging plates 
    • Conventional vs. Locking Plating systems 
  • Properly perform the following interfragmentary compression fixation techniques: 
    • Full cerclage wire 
    • Lag screws 
  • Properly perform DIRECT reduction with ABSOLUTE stability and INDIRECT reduction with RELATIVE stability as dictated by diaphyseal fracture configurations on the: 
    • Radius 
    • Femur 
    • Tibia 
  • Describe the indications for and perform the technique of autogenous cancellous bone grafting   

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