Professor Mark Glyde
BVSc (Hons) MACVSc MVS HDipUTL Diplomate ECVS European, RCVS and Australian Recognised Specialist Surgeon

This course is aimed at veterinary practitioners who want to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing cruciate disease and associated secondary meniscal injuries using extracapsular surgical technique.

This course is practical and interactive with in-depth case discussions and hands on practical sessions. The course is an introduction to general orthopaedic surgery.

Attendees will be taught Extracapsular Cruciate Stabilisation using OrthoSta, which is ideal for repair of the canine stifle for CCL disease. OrthoSta acts as a prosthetic extracapsular ligament. The woven tape is tunneled through the femur isometric spot and held in place by a Titanium alloy button, it is then passed through the tibia where it is attached using an interference screw to secure it with the desired tension. This knotless and crimpless system reduces soft tissue irritation at the surgical site, and the coated material reduces the chance of infection. For more information on OrthoSta – Click here.

Key Skills:

  • Perform a mini lateral or mini medial arthrotomy
  • Use the appropriate equipment to effectively explore the stifle joint
  • Perform a caudal pole partial hemimeniscectomy
  • Perform an extracapsular stabilisation of a cruciate deficient stifle joint
  • Perform an isometric extracapsular stabilisation of a cruciate deficient stifle joint using the OrthoSta Ligament Repair System

Course learning objectives:

  • Be able to perform a discriminating orthopaedic examination to diagnose cruciate disease prior to progression to cruciate instability and secondary meniscal injury
  • Be able to quality assure radiographic studies that are suitable for the diagnosis an assessment of cruciate disease
  • Use clinical and radiographic information to make appropriate decisions and surgical plans for cruciate surgery
  • Be able to perform a mini lateral or mini medial arthrotomy and use the appropriate equipment to effectively explore the stifle joint
  • Develop familiarity with normal meniscal anatomy to facilitate the diagnosis and decision-making of secondary meniscal injuries.
  • Develop and refine skills in performing an isometric extracapsular stabilisation of a cruciate instability using the OrthoSta Ligament Repair System
  • Understand the relative advantages and disadvantages of the commonly used cruciate surgeries
  • Obtain and examine a synovial fluid sample from the stifle joint and be able to differentiate between non-inflammatory fluid consistent with cruciate disease and inflammatory fluid consistent with joint infection or immune-mediated disease

Extra-Capsular Cruciate Repair Wet-Lab NSW (April 2025)