Total Joint Replacement

Saturday, October 25, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Seminar Chair(s)

Terri Schiller, DVM, DACVS (she/her/hers)

Sessional Instructor
University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This seminar addresses four total joint replacement (TJR) subject areas: BioMedtrix Total Knee Replacement, BioMedtrix Tate Total Ankle Replacement, BioMedtrix BFX Small Breed THR Update, and THR Pelvic positioning. This seminar includes a Q&A discussion panel.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion participant will be able to describe the current outcome of clinically performed canine total knee replacement.
Upon completion participant will be able to describe the current indications and basic procedural steps for the canine TATE Total ankle replacement procedure.
Upon completion participant will be able to describe the potential benefits of using a pelvic positioning device for preop pelvic stabilization.

Presentations:

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Preoperative THR Pelvic Positioning and Operative Stability: How Effective Are We?
Speaker: Jeffrey Peck, DVM, DACVS (he/him/his) – Veterinary Care and Specialty Group
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

End-Stage Talocrural OA: Arthrodesis vs. Total Ankle Replacement
Speaker: Loic M. Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS – Michigan State University
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Clinical Outcomes of Cemented and Cementless TKR in Dogs
Speaker: Allen J. Matthew, MA, Vet MB, PhD – University of Cambridge
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Total Hip Replacement in Small Breed Dogs and Cats: Technique and Outcomes Associated with a New Generation of Cementless Implants
Speaker: Laurent P. Guiot, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow Joint Replacement Surgery – ACCESS Bone & Joint Center, ACCESS Animal Hospitals