This specialization is the best option you will be able to find to specialize in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery and make more accurate diagnoses"

The teaching team of this professional master’s degree in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery has made a careful selection of the different state-of-the-art surgical techniques for experienced professionals working in the veterinary field, focusing also on anamnesis, physical examination of the patient, complementary medical tests and interpretation, differential diagnoses and treatment.

The professional master’s degree in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery develops a program based on scientific evidence and daily veterinary hospital practice with a global approach to the state of orthopedic surgery worldwide.
 And to the question "Is it possible to learn surgery online? The answer is yes. The study of online surgery today is a reality. There are scientific studies carried out at Ohio State University in the 1980s that prove a greater efficiency in the performance of sutures by the students when they have visualized the videos before performing them on training models. The same results were obtained in endoscopic surgery: there is more efficient learning when students have previously watched videos of the procedures to be performed in laparoscopy.
Thus, it can be said that the student who has watched the surgical technique on video reduces their training time in the operating room.

The teachers of this training are university professors, with between 10 and 50 years of classroom and hospital experience. They are professors from schools on different continents, with different ways of doing surgery and with world-renowned surgical techniques. This makes this professional master’s degree a unique specialization program, different from all the professional master’s degrees that can be offered at this moment in other universities.

As it is a professional master’s degree, the student is not conditioned by fixed schedules or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their work or personal life with their academic life.

This professional master’s degree provides students with specialized tools and skills to successfully develop their professional activity in the broad environment of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery and work key skills such as knowledge of the reality and daily practice of the Veterinary Hospital, and develop responsibility in the monitoring and supervision of their work, as well as communication skills within the essential teamwork.

Don't miss the opportunity to complete this professional master’s degree in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery with us. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career"

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most outstanding features of the specialization are:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in veterinary orthopedic surgery and traumatology
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• What's new in veterinary orthopedic surgery and traumatology
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• His special emphasis on innovative methodologies in veterinary orthopedic surgery and traumatology
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher programme to update your existing knowledge of Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery" 

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the veterinary field, who bring the experience of their work to this training, as well as recognised specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training that is programmed to train students in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the specialist must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. To do this, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery.  

This training comes with the best didactic material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

This 100% online professional master’s degree will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The professional master’s degree in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery is aimed at facilitating the performance of the professional dedicated to veterinary medicine with the latest advances and newest treatments in the sector.  

This is the best option to learn about the latest developments in Veterinary Trauma Science and Orthopaedic Surgery"

General objectives

• Gain in-depth knowledge of cytology and bone histology
• Develop understanding of bone physiology and its influence in a patient with bone disease on the hormonal system that governs the bone
• Determine how to carry out bone repair, clinical radiographic assessment and fracture reparation
• Analyze the forces acting on the skeletal body causing stress and the absorption of that force depending on the magnitude and direction of the force absorbed by the body
• Examine the different types of bone repair that exist in a bone depending on the method of fixation
• Perform a dynamic and static physical examination of a patient
• Differentiate the different orthopedic diseases depending on the different symptoms found at the time of physical examination
• Use audiovisual methods to make an assessment for an orthopedic physical examination such as normal speed video cameras, slow motion video, metric measurements and use of a goniometer
• Compile the different configurations of the Kirschner-Ehmer external tutor
• Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using external fixators
• Establish post-surgical care for external tutors
• Develop a discussion regarding nailing technique
• Identify and apply the basic principles in the use of the intramedullary and locked nails used in fractures in dogs and cats
• Analyze the biomechanics and forces controlling the intramedullary nail in long bone fractures in dogs and cats
• Establish the methods of insertion, types and sizes of intramedullary nails used in fractures in dogs and cats
• Identify the advantages, disadvantages and complications of the use of the intramedullary nail in fractures in dogs and cats
• Analyze and understand the principles and uses of the locking nail in long bone fractures in dogs and cats
• Identify other uses of the intramedullary nail and ancillary methods applied to bone fractures in dogs and cats
• Examine the evolution of internal fixation with plates over the last 50 years
• Determine the characteristics of each of the most important systems used in the world
• Classify the different plate fixation systems for osteosynthesis in dogs and cats, in terms of form, size and function
• Detail the anatomy of the pelvic region as well as closely related regions
• Identify "candidate patients" for conservative or surgical treatment following a pelvic fracture
• Specialise in the various fixation systems for pelvic fractures
• Establish the main complications associated with pelvic fractures
• Assess the immediate post-surgical needs of patients with pelvic fractures, as well as their medium and long-term evolution
• Develop theoretical and practical knowledge of osteosynthesis in specific fractures of the femur, tibia and patella
• Encourage specialist judgement for decision making in specific fractures with specific repairs in each of the clinical situations in femur, patella and tibia
• Develop specialized knowledge of osteosynthesis of complicated fractures of the scapula, humerus, radius and ulna
• Develop specialized decision-making criteria for "specific" fractures with "specific" repairs in each of the fractures that exist in the scapula, humerus, radius and ulna
• Analyze arthroscopy techniques in different joints
• Examine arthroscopic visualisation
• Evaluate arthroscopic instrumentation
• Develop surgical techniques guided by arthroscopy
• Identify the three possible orthopedic conditions in each clinical case
• Identify the definitive orthopedic disease after ruling out those that do not apply
• Analyze the differences between the two diseases in order to avoid misdiagnosis
• Examine state-of-the-art diagnostic methods
• Develop specialized knowledge in order to carry out the best treatment for each of these diseases

Specific objectives

Module 1. Osteogenesis

• Develop knowledge of bone cytology
• Determine the formation of structures and the difference between immature bone and true bone
• Examine the hormonal influence on bone development
• Detail the resistance of the bone to trauma, differentiate between a stable fracture and an unstable fracture by the appearance of the callus in an X-ray

Module 2. Orthopedic Physical Examination

• Identify abnormalities in the patient through their medical history
• Establish the management of a patient on arrival at the hospital for a static and dynamic orthopedic physical
• Determine the importance in the orthopedic physical examination of observation, inspection, palpation, tenderness and listening for joint crepitus, as well as measurement of joint range of motion
• Recognize the 20 most commonly encountered diseases in dogs
• Develop the necessary skills and ability to perform a good orthopedic clinical examination in order to make a decisive diagnosis
• Develop the ability to establish possible diagnoses by detailing the supporting diagnostic methods to obtain a definitive diagnosis

Module 3. Skeletal External Fixators and Circular Fixators

• Analyze the behaviour of different configurations of linear, hybrid and circular tutors
• Compile the use of external tutors in cases of non-unions
• Propose the use of external fixation as the first option for tibia and radius fractures
• Gain sound knowledge of the use of tutors as a first option for open or infected fractures
• Demonstrate that external tutors can be used in felines
  Establish guidelines for the choice of use of each of the configurations
• Assess the importance of the quality of materials
• Examine the behaviour of the use of acrylic for long bone fractures
• Justify the advantages of the use of circular arthrodesis tutors
• Generate in the student the curiosity about the use of external tutors

Module 4. Intramedullary Nailing 

• Establish the uses of intramedullary and locking nail applications in fractures of the femur, tibia and humerus
• Define the biomechanics and rotational stability of the intramedullary nail applied to the long bones of dogs and cats
• Identify the normograde and retrograde insertion forms for intramedullary nailing of long bones in dogs and cats
• Identify the use of intramedullary nailing and auxiliary fixation as cerclages and external fixators in fractures in dogs and cats
• Establish fracture repair times, radiographic follow-up and removal of intramedullary nails and ancillary methods used in fractures in dogs and cats
• Identify the use of the tension band applied to avulsion fractures in dogs and cats
• Evaluate the use of cross pins in metaphyseal, supracondylar and physial fractures of the long bones of dogs and cats

Module 5. Bone Plates and Screws

• Develop specialist judgement in the use of any of the systems covered in this module to decide which is the optimal fracture verification system for daily practice in dogs and cats
• Identify the main advantages and disadvantages of each of the plate fixation methods
• Evaluate the rope or conical locking systems in each of the plate fastening systems
• Determine the instrumentation required for the application of each implant
• Make the best decision for each of the most common fractures on the best plate fixation system
• Decide on the optimal system to be used for different developmental conditions that cause angulations or abnormalities of bones and joints

Module 6. Pelvis Fractures

• Analyze and identify the clinical features associated with a pelvic fracture
• Recognize and evaluate the different factors in patients with pelvic fractures that allow us to make an accurate prognosis
• Perform surgical approaches in the various anatomical regions where therapeutic procedures are carried out
• Apply the various conservative therapies in patients with pelvic fractures, both in the initial stages and in the subsequent weeks of recovery
• Specialize the veterinary professional in the performance of standard and proper maneuvers in the reduction of pelvic fractures
• Select the appropriate surgical implant for each type of pelvic pathology, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each case
• Specialize the veterinary professional in the surgical techniques characteristic of specific pelvic pathologies
• Perform a correct analgesic management of patients immediately post surgery and in the medium- and long-term 
• Develop the main methods of rehabilitation and return to function of patients with pelvic fractures

Module 7. Pelvic Limb Fractures

• Establish the classification of proximal femoral fractures and develop expertise on the most recommended fixation methods for successful fracture repair
• Compile the different systems and combinations of osteosynthesis systems in the repair of mid-femoral weight-bearing fractures
• Analyse the different methods of fixation and specialise in those that offer the highest success rate of fixation of knee fractures
• Determine the different fractures involving the tibia and specialize in the most recommended fixation methods for the solution of their fractures
• Examine the most common fractures encountered in daily practice, their diagnosis and surgical resolution

Module 8. Thoracic Limb Fractures

• Analyze the fractures of the scapula and how to fix each one of them
• Examine the classification of distal humerus fractures
• Determine the most recommended methods of fixation for successful fracture repair
• Develop specialized training in the different combinations of osteosynthesis systems for the repair of mid-humeral fractures
• Study the different methods of fixation and refine knowledge in those methods that have the highest success rate among the different methods of elbow fracture fixation
• Specify the different fractures involving the radius and ulna
• Analyse the different methods of fixation most recommended for the solution of fractures of the radius and ulna
• Detail the most common fractures of the region and their diagnosis and surgical resolution
• Examine fractures and dislocations of the carpus and phalanges and the most effective fixation of these
• Determine forelimb growth abnormalities, origin and treatment by means of angular corrections through osteotomies and associated treatment methods
• Determine the most common fractures of the mandible and maxilla, as well as the different ways of solving them

Module 9. Arthroscopy

• Describe the history and evolution of arthroscopy in human and veterinary medicine
• Evaluate arthroscopy equipment and instruments and their handling
• Examine the advantages of arthroscopy compared to conventional open surgery
• Analyse arthroscopy as a method of diagnosing intra-articular pathologies of each joint
• Provide a rationale for arthroscopy as a method of surgical treatment of intra-articular pathologies
• Develop arthroscopically assisted surgical techniques for the treatment of periarticular pathologies
• Establish the contraindications of arthroscopy, assess the complications of this technique and how to resolve them

Module 10. Orthopedic Diseases

• Examine and analyze each of the diseases
• Carry out a correct assessment in order to reach a definitive diagnosis for each of the diseases mentioned
• Improve therapeutic practice in each of these diseases
• Assess how best to prevent these diseases
• Identify early symptoms of diseases for early treatment
• Methodically analyse the main developmental diseases taking into account differences of age, sex, size, forelimb and hind limb

A program that will allow you to acquire high level training to develop in this very competitive field"