Feline Orthopaedics; the Pelvis and Hindlimb (Intermediate Level)
Fact file
| Date |
18 September 2026
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| Duration |
8 hours |
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| Speakers |
Gareth Arthurs PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA FRCVS |
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| Location |
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
Sutton Bonington Campus |
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| Cost |
£1,095
25% discount for booking online before 31 March 2026 |
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Overview
This intermediate level course is a highly practical course based on common orthopaedic conditions of the hindlimb.
Practical / dissection time will be maximised, and theoretical “teaching” time will be minimised.
Topics to be covered can be adjusted to suit the delegates learning requirements, depending on class size, disparity of requirements and delegate requests. This will be determined by completion of a pre-course questionnaire and used to define leaning objectives specifically tailored to the delegates.
Topics to be covered include:
- Surgical approach to the feline hip
- Surgical approach to the feline ilial wing and ilial body
- Surgical approach to the femur
- Hip: capital physeal fracture repair, hip luxation stabilisation, femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty
- Ilial body fracture repair
- Sacroiliac fracture luxation
- Femoral diaphyseal fracture repair
- Distal femoral metaphyseal (supracondylar) fracture repair
Required delegate attributes
- Previous experience of orthopaedic surgery - Basic tissue & instrument handling skills.
- Knowledge how to apply locking and non-locking plates i.e. DCPs and LCP/DLPs