VT59 - The Popular Stifle Injury

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

4:35 PM – 5:25 PM

Location: Lagoon G, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Presenter(s)

Sandy Gregory, RVT, CCRA, MEd, VTS (PHYSICAL REHABILITATION )

Rehabilitation Practitioner/ Associate Professor
Foothill College
San Jose, California, United States

Handouts

Moderator(s)

Kelly Deselms, CCRP, LVT

Lead Emergency Technician
Sit Stay Swim
Olympia, WA, United States

General Veterinary Technician Session: Get the inside story on what makes up the stifle joint. When there is an insult or injury, it initiates a sequence of cellular and biomechanical responses. Some non-traumatic injuries can cause pelvic limb lameness and disability.

Learning Objectives:

Learn the basic structure of the stifle joint
Understand ways to recognize the changes in cellular responses leading to potential injuries
Learn how to recognize these stifle changes
Understand the most frequent, non -traumatic diseases of the stifle and what they lead to