Practical Lateral Fabellar Suture & Patellar Luxation

We get it ... you see plenty of dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLD) and patellar luxation (and sometimes both). But the fact is, they’re all different ... different breeds, different lifestyles, different owner expectations / goals, different ages, different degrees of instability and tibial shapes ... the list goes on. Referral to a specialist is a great answer for many of them, but we all know that barriers to referral exist for some clients. At the end of the day, you want to take great care of your valuedclients ... when does it make sense to offer corrective surgery and when is that very bad idea? We’ve got you covered! In this specially designed course, online learning modules will prepare you for your intensive hands-on training at the CSUVetCE center. You’ll enjoy the anywhere / anytime freedom of small “bite sized” online learning modules that allow you to learn at your pace, in your place, and when it is convenient for you. Between your preparatory online learningand your in-person/hands-on training, you’ll learn to diagnose CrCLD as well as detect “the silent ExCap assassin” co-morbiditiesthat will help you to steer clear of danger and client disappointment. You’ll learn to honestly educate your clients about the treatment options and their outcome with a simplified breakdown of the latest research. You’ll learn the risk factors for medial meniscal injury as well as how to visualize, probe and treat meniscal tears. You’ll learn the tricks and subtle nuances that will ease your confident placement of the LFS ExCap suture in the proper quasi-isometric sites. We will candidly discuss a 3-phase postop convalescent care plan designed to optimize your surgical outcomes. For your patients with patellar luxation, you’ll learn how to identify cases that are predisposed to successful surgical outcomes as well learn to recognize those that are prone to complications. You’ll learn how to answer your common client questions and how to identify what surgical treatments your patient needs. You’ll learn all the little tricks that our friendly instructors have used in training their residents and 100’s of practicing vets just like you.

June 22 - 23, 2024

Instructors

Dr. Clara Goh

Dr. Jess Barrera

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We’re excited to see you on campus soon! The online content below will make sure you have the best experience possible when you get to CSU!

Please complete the pre-course survey and the online pre-course material before you attend the in-person session.

Once you’ve completed the in-person session, make sure to finish the course by marking yourself complete in the “In-Person Completion” section, and taking the post-course survey.

In-Person Agenda:

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Pre-Course Online Content Agenda

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Diagnose CrCL disease, distinguish it from CdCL rupture, and rule-out common co-morbidities that contra-indicate the Lateral Fabellar Suture (LFS) Extracapsular Suture stabilization technique.
  • Educate your client re: all treatment options for CrCL disease.
  • Describe the risk factors for medial meniscal (MM) injury, visualize & probe the menisci and explain why the caudal body of the MM is prone to injury with CrCL disease 
  • Perform LFS ExCap stabilization including confident placement of a lateral fabellar suture and identification of quasi-isometric tibial anchor points.
  • Outline and justify a 3-phase postoperative convalescent care plan.
  • Distinguish lateral patellar luxation (LPL) from medial patellar luxation (MPL) using knowledge of breed predispositions, common conformations & gait patterns, and palpation tips.
  • Provide simple evidence-based answers for your common client questions.
  • Use an evidence-based approach to case selection such that successful outcomes are achieved and patients prone to complications are identified and avoided.
  • Perform cartilage-sparing trochleoplasties and tibial crest transpositions using surgical tips & tricks not found in the textbooks.
  • Describe a postoperative convalescent care & monitoring plan for patellar luxation surgery.

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