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IMEX Introduction to External Skeletal Fixation Workshop

September 7 to 8, 2024
University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Expand your fracture fixation skills with external skeletal fixation (ESF)! Join us to set yourself up for success with this introductory workshop, designed to equip you with the skills needed to safely and effectively use external fixation in your clinical practice.

The workshop covers the principles and techniques of ESF, including patient selection, equipment and implants, proper application techniques, postoperative care and how to recognize and manage potential complications. Modern ESF theory and practice are reinforced through laboratory exercises using plastic bones and cadavers.

This course is introductory and is appropriate for general practitioners with little to no ESF experience, as well as veterinary surgeons wanting to refine their orthopedic skillset for treating fractures with ESF.