Description
This course is aimed at veterinary practitioners and veterinary residents with experience in managing small animal fractures, who want to develop and refine their skills and confidence in the management of more challenging fractures.
This course assumes an intermediate level of clinical familiarity with fracture decision- making and treatment, surgical approaches to the long bones and the application of locking bone plates. Prior completion of a Principles in Fracture Management course (Practical CPD, AO VET or equivalent course) is required to attend this course.
The course is practical and relevant for small animal general practice, combining short interactive lectures with in-depth case discussions and hands on practical sessions aimed at improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in reliably managing fracture cases.
This course will include the following practical exercises:
- surgical approaches to the radius, femur, tibia and humerus
- applying locking plates
- short-segment oblique antebrachial fractures
- plate-rod fixation of comminuted mid-diaphyseal femoral fractures
- bone grafting from the proximal humerus
- orthogonal plate fixation of comminuted distal tibial fractures
- plate fixation of juxta-articular distal femoral fractures
- plate application to the humerus
- plate contouring
- normograde placement of femoral intramedullary pins
Course learning objectives:
- Assess and make appropriate treatment decisions for managing long bone fractures in small animals
- Develop and refine skills in surgical approaches to the long bones
- Plan strategies for the appropriate reduction of fractures
- Develop familiarity with the application of locking plates in the management of more challenging long bone fractures
- Gain confidence in obtaining and placing a cancellous bone graft from the proximal humerus
Speaker Biography
Professor Mark Glyde
BVSc (Hons) MACVSc MVS HDipUTL
Diplomate ECVS European, RCVS and Australian Recognised Specialist Surgeon
Mark is Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at Murdoch University and leads Murdoch’s orthopaedic and neurosurgery referral service.
Mark is a registered specialist surgeon with a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons, a master’s degree in veterinary surgery and is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Mark is well known internationally as a surgeon having presented courses in orthopaedics and arthroscopy as keynote speaker throughout USA, Europe, UK, Asia, Latin America and Australia for over 25 years.
Mark is an internationally recognised and awarded teacher with a passion for sharing his knowledge of orthopaedics. He is the Chair of the AOVET Education Commission, a member of the AOVET International Board and past Chair of AOVET Asia Pacific.
Mark has trained many specialist surgeons internationally through residency training programs at University of Liverpool, University College Dublin, and Murdoch University. His main research interests are in fracture repair and implant biomechanics, surgery for cruciate disease and patella luxation, joint loading and injuries in agility and working dogs.
Event Details
Start date: September 10, 2026
End date: September 11, 2026
Start time: 08:30
End time: 17:00
Venue: Advanced Centre for Education (ACE) Facility
Coordinates: -33.8090606251281, 151.14915218091693
Directions: 21 Chaplin Dr, Lane Cove NSW 2066, Australia
Phone: 1800 960 300
Email: info@practicalcpd.com.au
