Veterinarians must continue their specialization to adapt to new developments in this field"

This training is the best option you can find to specialize in Fracture Fixation Methods "

The teaching team of this Fracture Fixation Methods Expert has made a careful selection of the different state-of-the-art techniques for experienced professionals working in the veterinary field. Specifically, this specialization focuses on the study of skeletal external fixators and circular fixators, intramedullary nailing, and bone plates and screws. 

External fixation of fractures is the use of a rigid support placed outside the body and connected to the bone by means of needles through the skin (transcutaneous). The placement technique with respect to other methods of internal osteosynthesis shows that external fixation improves the biological environment preserves soft tissue and irrigation, accelerates healing, decreases the risk of infection and reduces surgical time. 

The external fixator provides stable fixation of the bony ends without the need for implants in the fracture line or immobilization of neighboring joints, and is therefore particularly suitable for open, exposed or infected fractures. It allows to compress, neutralize or distract the bony ends depending on the need of the pathology. 

Fracture fixation with intramedullary (IM) pins in dogs and cats began in the 1940s. Its popularity increased due to advances in anesthesia, aseptic techniques, antibiotics and the awareness on the part of veterinarians and animal owners that, in most cases treated, there was a satisfactory repair.

Thus, the intramedullary nail, for a long time, has been the most widely used implant in veterinary medicine because it is placed in the medullary cavity and becomes resistant to bending in all directions. Its strength is related to its diameter and its ability to restrict the movement of the fractured bone fragments. It is the most commonly used fastening system for dogs and cats.  

In the last 20 years, the fixation of fractures with the use of rigid internal fixation implants, such as plates, has evolved enormously. One could speak of eight or nine different systems of fixation, more recognized, of fractures by means of plates. In this case, the specailziation will focus on the most widely used worldwide. 

The teachers in 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 postgraduate diploma a unique specialization program, different from any other that may be offered at this moment in the rest of the universities. 

Do not miss the opportunity to take this postgraduate diploma in Fracture Fixation Methods with us. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career"

 

This postgraduate diploma in Fracture Fixation Methods  contains the most complete and up to date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Fracture Fixation Methods
• 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
• Developments on Fracture Fixation Methods 
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in the control of Fracture Fixation Methods
• 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 postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make in selecting a refresher program to update your knowledge in Fracture Fixation Methods "

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. 

Its Multimedia Content, elaborated with the latest Educational Technology, will allow the Professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a Simulated Environment that will provide an immersive specialization programmed to train 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. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced postgraduate diploma in Fracture Fixation Methods .  

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

Incorporate the latest developments in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery in your daily practice, with this specialization of high scientific rigor"

The postgraduate diploma in Fracture Fixation Methods is oriented to facilitate the performance of the veterinary professional with the latest advances and newest treatments in the sector. 

You will learn to analyze the biomechanics and forces that control the intramedullary nail in long bone fractures in dogs and cats, from professionals in the sector" 

General Objectives

• Compile the different configurations of the Kirschner-Ehmer external tutor
• Analyse 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 
• Analyse 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 
• Analyse 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

Specific Objectives

Module 1.

• Analyse the behaviour of different configurations of linear, hybrid and circular stakes 
• 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
• Concretise 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 2.

• 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 the dog and cat 
• Identify the normotherograde and retrograde insertion forms for intramedullary nail placement in the long bones of 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 3.

• 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

Make the most of this opportunity to learn about the latest advances in this subject to apply it to your daily practice"