10322 - Veterinary Orthopaedics

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 8617)

Learning outcomes

After completing this module the student knows the orthopedic conditions most commonly encountered clinical application of the diagnostic and evaluation of surgical techniques is able to recognize traumatic orthopedic disorders and dysplastic and perform a therapeutic planning.

Course contents

The student who accesses this teaching already has knowledge of the morphological aspects of the musculoskeletal system acquired with the study of the comparative anatomy and topographical anatomy, the bases of the clinical methodology for the approach to the patient and the fundamentals of bone pathologies (fractures ) and the healing processes acquired through the study of semeiotics and surgical pathology.
The teaching "Veterinary orthopedics" aims to provide the student with the tools to perform an orthopedic visit recognizing the main pathologies, and to provide the knowledge base for the different therapeutic choices.

Program: orthopedic examination; hints anatomical bone and its development; healing bone, radiological changes and complications, fractures and their classification; bandages; treatment of fractures: closed reduction and bloody; intramedullary fixation, cerclage wires, tension band , lag screws, plates of bone, external fixation. Articular pathologies and surgical treatments: cranial cruciate ligament rupture, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia. Dislocations and surgical treatments. Luxations of the shoulder, elbow, hip, tendon pathologies and surgical treatments.

The course includes theoretical lessons and practical lessons on orthopedic clinical cases that occur in the hospital. It is compulsory to wear a whit coat for access to surgical rooms / exercise rooms / lab.

Readings/Bibliography

Brunnberg L.: La diagnosi di zoppicatura nel cane. Girali ed. Bologna, 2002

Denny H.R.: Compendio di chirurgia ortopedica del cane e del gatto. Cristiano Giraldi Editore, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), 1998

Denny H.R., Butterworth S.J.: A Guide to Canine and Feline Orthopaedic Surgery. 4.ed. - Blackwell Science Ltd, a Blackwell Publishing company, 2000-2006

Brinker, Piermattei and Flo's: handbook of small animal orthopedics and fracture repair / Donald L. Piermattei, Gretchen L. Flo, Charles E. DeCamp. - 4. ed. - St. Louis : Saunders Elsevier, 2006

Teaching methods

The course covers 2 CFU corresponding to 15 hours at the front and 9 hours of practical exercises. The exercises are carried out partly in rooms for exercises with healthy animals to simulate an orthopedic visit and / or therapeutic procedures and partly in the laboratory to perform radiographic evaluations and preoperative planning of orthopedic pathologies

Assessment methods

The final exam is oral: the duration is about 20 minutes with questions related to the program.

The teaching is part of the integrated course of the Surgical Clinic and Veterinary Orthopedics, therefore it should be noted that the teacher in charge is Prof. Ombretta Capitani.

Teaching tools

Traditional lectures with PowerPoint lessons provided by the teacher. Practic on animals.

Office hours

See the website of Stefania Pinna