A Complete Introduction to Safety-Focused TPLO
When: February 3-5, 2027
Where: Colorado State University, VetCE
Who: Dr. Ross H. Palmer
You’re experienced in bone plating, and you’ve treated your share of cruciate ligament ruptures with extracapsular suture stabilization. With your current knowledge of stifle anatomy and surgical experience, you’re ready for the next step: TPLO.
This hybrid course includes five and a half comprehensive hours of bite-sized online modules that provide valuable tips on pathophysiology of CrCL disease, diagnosis, positioning for TPLO radiographs, preoperative planning, meniscal injury / treatment, and reducing surgical site infections.
Once in our state-of-the-art CE lab, you’ll develop your hands-on surgical skills to perform stifle arthrotomy, meniscal treatment, and TPLO using plastic bone models and cadaveric specimens. This is the only TPLO course in North America that supports you each step of the way during and after your training. While you are here, you’ll also spend time in insightful radiographic review discussions of your TPLO’s before repeating the procedure on your pathway toward mastery.
This course trains you to use patient-specific pre-, intra-, and post-operative support on your individual TPLO patients. You’ll learn how to receive case-by-case pre-operative guidance and procedural planning, follow patient-specific instructions to perform a guided TPLO cut, and to use detailed postoperative critique to shorten your learning curve and more rapidly grow your skills. Curious what this can mean for your practice? Come join us and develop the skills that will revolutionize how you are able to offer even more options to your patients and clients.
