Orthopedic lectures from Fetch Charlotte 2024

David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, interviewed with dvm360 and gave a brief summary of what his sessions at the recent Fetch dvm360 conference in Charlotte, North Carolina entailed. He mentions his topics on the diagnostic aspect of canine osteoarthritis and the management strategies, as well as, an overview of cruciate disease and a joint lecture with Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM (Neurology).

Below is a partial transcript of the video.

David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA: We've got 2 lectures that are really going to walk us through the diagnostic aspect of canine osteoarthritis, as well as, the management strategies depending on where on the aspect of the disease they are. We're also going to have a lecture on the orthopedic exam and I really want to focus in on not missing some of the subtleties, in particular, some of these soft tissue orthopedic injuries, but how to create a stress free environment so that you can get a diagnosis by using your hands. We'll also have a conversation on cruciate disease, which I know is a topic that gets discussed a lot, but I really want to break it into more tips and tricks on some of the diagnostic aspects as well as bring in my thought process on the usage of stifle orthotics and where they may or may not play a role.

Lastly, I get to pair up with Dr Wininger so we can look at orthopedic versus neurologic because it can sometimes be very tricky. Even for the specialist we can sometimes get fooled because there's such a close bridge between orthopedic issues and neurologic issues.