Masterclass In Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO)
University of Nottingham
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Date: Tuesday 11th November, 2025 - Wednesday 12th November, 2025
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 16 hour(s)
Cost: £1871.25
Overview
This highly practical two-day Masterclass will be dedicated to understanding and performing TPLO surgery.
Day 1 – The first day will cover theoretical principles and practice of TPLO including plastic bone exercises and bone templating.
Day 2 – The second day will be dedicated entirely to cadaveric surgical exercises of TPLO. The course will utilise post-operative radiographs to carefully critique each delegates’ TPLO surgery, allowing individuals to learn from each other’s performance
Topics to be covered include:
History and evolution of the TPLO technique
Case selection
Pre-operative templating
The TPLO surgical procedure including tricks and tips to make the operation as safe and repeatable as possible
Post-operative radiographs; assessment and critiqueManaging issues with plating and tips to make the surgery safe and repeatable.
Speaker
Professor Gareth Arthurs
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Clinical affiliations
Chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association
Examiner for the RCVS
Reviewer for a number of international journals
RCVS Diploma holder in Diagnostic Imaging
RCVS, European and American Diploma Holder in Veterinary Reproduction
Clinical interests
TPLO surgery and cranial cruciate ligament disease
Patellar luxation
Minimally invasive fracture management, and joint replacement
Small animal and equine reproduction
Small animal and equine diagnostic imaging
Gary is a clinician who regularly performs abdominal ultrasound examinations, and sees clinical cases in veterinary reproduction
Who is it for?
Delegates should have intermediate experience of orthopaedic surgery including familiarity with making osteotomies and internal fixation of fractures. Delegates should also be familiar with stifle anatomy and surgical approach, performing an arthrotomy, inspecting and resecting meniscal lesions etc. Delegates should also understand fixation techniques including non-locking plates, compression and neutral screws, and locking plates.
The Venue
The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is based at the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham.
The Sutton Bonington Campus encompasses world-leading laboratories and specialist facilities for studying biosciences and veterinary medicine.
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Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
16 hours
Registration and Booking
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