Small Animal
Loic Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS
Brinker Endowed Chair of Surgery - Professor - Head of SA Orthopedic Surgery
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
The surgical repair of sacroiliac luxations/fractures (SIL/F) is most often performed using open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) via an ilio-sacral lag screw and washer. In part because post-operative morbidity and suboptimal fixation reported with ORIF, conservative management of SIL/F remains an accepted option despite potentially slower and more painful recovery. To hasten return to acceptable function, reduce post-operative complications and optimize fixation, minimally invasive osteosynthesis (MIO) techniques have been devised in human and veterinary orthopedics. Reliance on intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging to visualize the sacral target, however, results in insidious and deleterious exposure of the surgical team to ionizing radiations. In recent years, various instrumentation systems have been devised to further optimize the accuracy of sacral screw location and orientation while reducing radiation exposure. Speakers will briefly summarize conventional SIL/F treatments, present recent developments using MIO techniques, and introduce future strategies in the management of SIL/F.
Speaker: Nina Kieves, DVM DACVS DACVSMR CCRT – Ohio State University
Speaker: Bryan T. Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Small Animal), DACVSMR – University of Missouri
Speaker: Loic Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS – Michigan State University
Speaker: Alexis Bilmont, DVM, DECVS (he/him/his) – Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service
Speaker: Laurent P. Guiot, DVM, DECVS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) – ACCESS Bone & Joint Center, ACCESS Animal Hospitals
Speaker: Nina Kieves, DVM DACVS DACVSMR CCRT – Ohio State University
Speaker: Bryan T. Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Small Animal), DACVSMR – University of Missouri
Speaker: Loic Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS – Michigan State University
Speaker: Alexis Bilmont, DVM, DECVS (he/him/his) – Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service
Speaker: Laurent P. Guiot, DVM, DECVS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) – ACCESS Bone & Joint Center, ACCESS Animal Hospitals