This is a two-day workshop that will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how to treat cruciate and meniscal disease, complete with cadaver practice, radiography and Decision Support.

Key Skills:

  • Perform epidural analgesia
  • Perform meniscal surgery: probing, therapeutic release, prophylactic release and partial meniscectomy
  • Learn how to position patients for radiography
  • Understand the principles of TPLO, crescentic osteotomy, locking plate stabilisation
  • Perform Guided TPLO using an osteotomy Guide and surgical plan
  • Understand how Decision Support can help you identify risks, select

Why TPLO?

TPLO offers the best long-term outcome of all cruciate disease treatments. However, traditional TPLO can be out of reach for many veterinarians due to its complexity and steep learning curve. At OssAbility, we have removed the learning curve by creating a single-use TPLO Guide that gives you precise control of the osteotomy position and rotational correction to help you perform TPLO with confidence. Learn how to perform Guided TPLO using a patient-specific preoperative plan provided by OssAbility’s Decision Support service, as well as how to assess and treat the meniscus and perform a mini-arthrotomy.

Brent Higgins

BVSc, CertSAS, DECVS, European and NZ Registered Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Brent is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Christchurch, New Zealand. He graduated from Massey University and completed his surgical residency at the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He has co-founded OssAbility, Practical CPD and ZeroPainPhilosophy

Guided TPLO and Meniscus Wet-lab NSW (August 2025)