Orthopaedics I - Basic Orthopaedic Principles

Course dates

13 - 17 January  2025.

Course dates 2027

18 - 22 January 2027

The course is available every second year.

Examination

Please find dates and details about the exam in the exam schedule.

Having completed the course, the student must be able to:

Knowledge

• Understand the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical appearance of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system resulting in lameness including inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint disease, osteochondrosis, and primary bone disorders.
• Understand the influence of surgical disorders of the musculoskeletal system on the selection of anaesthesia and analgesia protocols.
• Use and continue to develop common and typical techniques in musculoskeletal disease with focus on acute symptom relief incl. the approach to the patient requiring bandaging-immobilisation techniques, orthotics and prosthetics.
• Explain, reflect on, and discuss a problem-oriented and evidence-based work-up and treatment plan for patients with lameness originating in the musculoskeletal system.
• Define and identify relevant anatomical structures
  
  

Skills

• Perform atraumatic surgical techniques in particular with regards to tissue handling and minimal invasive diagnostics in regard to disorders of the musculoskeletal system including;
  • orthopaedic assessment of the lame patient using paraclinical methods, different 2D-and 3D imaging modalities and gait analysis.
  • orthopaedic assessment of the patient with lameness, focusing on acute symptom relief incl. using bandaging-immobilisation techniques.
• Perform common approaches to the thoracic limb (humerus, radius, shoulder, elbow and carpus).
• Perform common surgical approaches to the pelvic limb (femur, tibia, hip, stifle and tarsus).
• Perform open surgical management of osteochondrosis in commonly affected joints.
• Limb amputation for management of primary bone tumours in companion animals.
• Risk assessment after surgery with focus on treatment effect, complications and estimation of prognosis.
  
  

Competences

• Evaluate, plan and manage a diagnostic work-up for a patient with a complex history within companion animal orthopaedics.
• Plan therapy/procedures for companion animal orthopaedic surgery patients.
• Independently obtain, evaluate and elaborate on evidence based new knowledge within companion animal orthopaedic surgery.
• Collaborate and communicate within and between specialist and non-specialist peers and laypersons involved in companion animal orthopaedic surgical patient management.

This course is only available for students enrolled in the Surgery specialisation of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.

Visit the Surgery page.

You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course: 

• Hold a degree in Veterinary Medicine
• Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant job experience from companion animal practice
• Be proficient in English
• Have completed the previous courses at the Companion Animal Surgery specialisation.

Read more about admission on the main page of Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science.

EU/EEA citizens*
 32,500 DKK 

Non-EU/EEA citizens
 36,033 DKK

Tuition fees include hotel and full board.

Terms and conditions.

*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.