7th July 2022 - 9th July 2022
Note: All indicated times are CET.
Large Animal Small Animal (Main Programme)
Thursday, 7th July
Resident Session
Room: Sala do Infante
13:00 - 13:45
ECVS Exam - What to expect
Speaker(s): Frances James, Rachel Hattersley
13:45 - 14:15
ECVS Exam - Small Animal
Speaker(s): Rachel Hattersley
Resident Session
Room: Sala D. Maria
13:45 - 14:15
ECVS Exam - Large Animals
Speaker(s): Frances James
Opening Session
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Tim Greet
16:30 - 17:30
Minimally invasive vascular surgery
Speaker(s): Luis Diogo Fernandes
Room: Alfandega Congress Centre: Dock and Noble Hall
20:15 - 23:00
Welcome Reception
Friday, 8th July
Resident Session
Room: Noble Hall
13:30 - 14:00
Information session for Residents and Supervisors: credentials / grants / exam
Speaker(s): Sigrid Grulke, Bouvien A.W. Brocks
Annual Business Meeting
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Tim Greet
18:10 - 19:30
ECVS Annual Business Meeting
Saturday, 9th July
13:00 - 14:00
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery: updates and tips
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Closing Session
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Ullrich Reif
17:45 - 18:30
Jörg Auer Lecture
18:30 - 19:00
Awards and Closing Remarks
Room: Palácio da Bolsa
20:00 - 02:00
Farewell Reception
Resident Session
Room: Sala do Infante
13:00 - 13:45
ECVS Exam - What to expect
Speaker(s): Frances James, Rachel Hattersley
13:45 - 14:15
ECVS Exam - Small Animal
Speaker(s): Rachel Hattersley
Resident Session
Room: Sala D. Maria
13:45 - 14:15
ECVS Exam - Large Animals
Speaker(s): Frances James
Opening Session
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Tim Greet
16:30 - 17:30
Minimally invasive vascular surgery
Speaker(s): Luis Diogo Fernandes
Room: Alfandega Congress Centre: Dock and Noble Hall
20:15 - 23:00
Welcome Reception
Resident Session
Room: Noble Hall
13:30 - 14:00
Information session for Residents and Supervisors: credentials / grants / exam
Speaker(s): Sigrid Grulke, Bouvien A.W. Brocks
Annual Business Meeting
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Tim Greet
18:10 - 19:30
ECVS Annual Business Meeting
13:00 - 14:00
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery: updates and tips
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Closing Session
Room: Sala do Arquivo
Chair: Ullrich Reif
17:45 - 18:30
Jörg Auer Lecture
18:30 - 19:00
Awards and Closing Remarks
Room: Palácio da Bolsa
20:00 - 02:00
Farewell Reception
Large Animal Stream 1
Thursday, 7th July
Large Animal Resident Forum
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Tim Greet
Sponsored by AO VET
17:45 - 18:00
A novel tension relief technique to aid primary intention wound healing in horses
Speaker(s): Francesco Comino
Discussant: Debra Catherine Archer
18:00 - 18:15
Dimensional changes in the proximal suspensory ligament after deep plantar metatarsal fasciotomy and neurectomy of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve of horses with hindlimb proximal suspensory ligament desmitis: In-vivo MRI study.
Speaker(s): Anhadbir Singh Sidhu
Discussant: Jane Boswell
18:15 - 18:30
Position of the equine manica flexoria under different grades of fetlock extension. Biomechanical observational study in the forelimb and hindlimb.
Speaker(s): Lorenz Peter Schweinsberg
Discussant: Bruce Murray Bladon
18:30 - 18:45
Case series of 4 horses with sinonasal masses managed through an axial 3-sided rhinotomy under standing sedation.
Speaker(s): Vittorio Caramello
Discussant: Timothy Paul Barnett
18:45 - 19:00
Non-invasive diode laser: an effective and safe treatment of iris cysts in 46 eyes of 35 horses
Speaker(s): Emanuël Stas
Discussant: Graham Munroe
19:00 - 19:15
Diagnostic performance of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomographic tenography to identify artificially induced soft tissue lesions in the equine cadaveric digital flexor tendon sheath
Speaker(s): Anton Aßmann
Discussant: Andrew Fiske-Jackson
19:15 - 19:30
Construction of a model to predict return to racing following repair of fractures of the metacarpal/metatarsal condyles in Thoroughbred racehorses: a proof of concept study.
Speaker(s): Natalie Young
Discussant: Thomas Hughes
19:30 - 19:45
Arthroscopic removal of free floating fragments in the distal outpouch of the palmar/plantar recess of the metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joint in horses
Speaker(s): Mathieu Foucaud
Discussant: Matt Smith
19:45 - 20:00
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the distal metacarpus or metatarsus in Thoroughbred racehorses with and without catastrophic fractures
Speaker(s): Charlotte Hewitt-Dedman
Discussant: Antonio M. Cruz
20:00 - 20:15
Differences in serum and peritoneal fluid metabolomes identify potential biomarkers associated with the presence of small intestinal strangulating lesions
Speaker(s): Hattie Barnes
Discussant: Anna Rötting
Friday, 8th July
In Depth: Urogenital surgery
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Debbie Archer
08:30 - 08:55
Surgery of the penis and prepuce
Speaker(s): James Schumacher
08:55 - 09:20
Caesarian section: decision making, challenges and complications
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
09:20 - 09:45
Abdominal Surgery in the late pregnant and post parturient mare
Speaker(s): Richard J. Payne
09:45 - 10:10
Surgery of the perineum and vestibule
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
10:10 - 10:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson, Richard J. Payne, Dwayne Rodgerson, James Schumacher
Room: West Ground Floor
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
What you might not find in the textbooks
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Debbie Archer
11:00 - 13:00
Or things I learnt the hard way ...
Speaker(s): Warren Schofield, Kyla Ortved, Dwayne Rodgerson, Rolf M. Embertson, James Schumacher, Peter David Clegg, Hans Wilderjans
Room: West Ground Floor
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira I
13:15 - 14:00
Foal orthopaedics
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
In Depth: Current advances in Orthopaedic Surgeries
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Jessica Kidd
14:00 - 14:25
Carpal arthrodesis techniques
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
14:25 - 14:50
Management of middle phalangeal injuries
Speaker(s): Kyla Ortved
14:50 - 15:15
Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Olivier Geffroy
15:15 - 15:35
New techniques in surgical treatment of coxofemoral joint luxation
Speaker(s): Jan M. Kümmerle
15:35 - 15:55
Standing fracture repair: patient safety first
Speaker(s): Bruce Murray Bladon
15:55 - 16:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol, Kyla Ortved, Olivier Geffroy, Jan M. Kümmerle, Bruce Murray Bladon
Room: West Ground Floor
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
In Depth: Donkeys, Minis and Mules
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Patrick Pollock
16:30 - 16:50
Pain management, sedation and anaesthesia of the donkey and mule: what the surgeon needs to know
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
16:50 - 17:10
Surgery of the head and mouth: key tips
Speaker(s): Neil Townsend
17:10 - 17:35
Not just a small horse: surgical procedures in the donkey and mule
Speaker(s): Patrick J. Pollock
17:35 - 18:00
Management of shoulder dysplasia in minis
Speaker(s): Jane Caroline Boswell
Saturday, 9th July
Short Communications
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Luis Lamas
08:30 - 08:45
Corneal oedema of suspected endothelial origin in five horses: diagnostics, superficial keratectomy and Gunderson inlay flap and preliminary outcome
Speaker(s): Emi Visser
08:45 - 09:00
Association between perioperative antibiotics and post-operative complications after cheek tooth extraction in standing horses
Speaker(s): Casper Lindegaard
09:00 - 09:15
Overground endoscopic examination following laryngeal tie forward for treatment of soft palate dysfunction in horses
Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett
09:15 - 09:30
Factors affecting racing performance following composite laryngeal tie forward surgery
Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett
09:30 - 09:45
Development of the “cork-screw” technique for cheek tooth extraction in standing sedated horses
Speaker(s): Joao Ferreira
09:45 - 10:00
Use of Serum Amyloid A as a screening test before elective surgery in clinically normal horses
Speaker(s): Alvaro Garcia Bonilla
Room: West Ground Floor
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
In Depth: Surgery of the foal
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Jessica Kidd
10:30 - 10:55
Pain management, sedation and anaesthesia of the foal: what the surgeon needs to know
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
10:55 - 11:20
Colic surgery in the foal: key tips
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
11:20 - 11:45
Surgery of the umbilicus and bladder in the foal: how to avoid complications
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
11:45 - 12:05
Management of flexural limb deformities in foals
Speaker(s): Richard J. Payne
12:05 - 12:25
Management of angular limb deformities in foals
Speaker(s): Warren Schofield
12:25 - 12:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro, Rolf M. Embertson, Dwayne Rodgerson, Richard J. Payne
Room: West Ground Floor
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira I
12:45 - 13:45
Management of neoplasia case scenarios
Speaker(s): Ann Martens, James Schumacher
Poster Session
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Gábor Bodó
14:00 - 15:00
Poster Session
Room: West Ground Floor
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
In depth: The Stifle
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Matt Smith
15:30 - 15:50
Surgical treatment of patellar fractures
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
15:50 - 16:15
Difficult to remove OCD fragments of the femoropatellar and femorotibial joints
Speaker(s): Hans Wilderjans
16:15 - 16:40
Soft tissue injuries in the stifle
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
16:40 - 17:05
The use of absorbable transcondylar screws for SCB cysts
Speaker(s): Antoine Lechartier
17:05 - 17:30
Case discussion
Large Animal Resident Forum
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Tim Greet
Sponsored by AO VET
17:45 - 18:00
A novel tension relief technique to aid primary intention wound healing in horses
Speaker(s): Francesco Comino
Discussant: Debra Catherine Archer
18:00 - 18:15
Dimensional changes in the proximal suspensory ligament after deep plantar metatarsal fasciotomy and neurectomy of the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve of horses with hindlimb proximal suspensory ligament desmitis: In-vivo MRI study.
Speaker(s): Anhadbir Singh Sidhu
Discussant: Jane Boswell
18:15 - 18:30
Position of the equine manica flexoria under different grades of fetlock extension. Biomechanical observational study in the forelimb and hindlimb.
Speaker(s): Lorenz Peter Schweinsberg
Discussant: Bruce Murray Bladon
18:30 - 18:45
Case series of 4 horses with sinonasal masses managed through an axial 3-sided rhinotomy under standing sedation.
Speaker(s): Vittorio Caramello
Discussant: Timothy Paul Barnett
18:45 - 19:00
Non-invasive diode laser: an effective and safe treatment of iris cysts in 46 eyes of 35 horses
Speaker(s): Emanuël Stas
Discussant: Graham Munroe
19:00 - 19:15
Diagnostic performance of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomographic tenography to identify artificially induced soft tissue lesions in the equine cadaveric digital flexor tendon sheath
Speaker(s): Anton Aßmann
Discussant: Andrew Fiske-Jackson
19:15 - 19:30
Construction of a model to predict return to racing following repair of fractures of the metacarpal/metatarsal condyles in Thoroughbred racehorses: a proof of concept study.
Speaker(s): Natalie Young
Discussant: Thomas Hughes
19:30 - 19:45
Arthroscopic removal of free floating fragments in the distal outpouch of the palmar/plantar recess of the metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joint in horses
Speaker(s): Mathieu Foucaud
Discussant: Matt Smith
19:45 - 20:00
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the distal metacarpus or metatarsus in Thoroughbred racehorses with and without catastrophic fractures
Speaker(s): Charlotte Hewitt-Dedman
Discussant: Antonio M. Cruz
20:00 - 20:15
Differences in serum and peritoneal fluid metabolomes identify potential biomarkers associated with the presence of small intestinal strangulating lesions
Speaker(s): Hattie Barnes
Discussant: Anna Rötting
In Depth: Urogenital surgery
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Debbie Archer
08:30 - 08:55
Surgery of the penis and prepuce
Speaker(s): James Schumacher
08:55 - 09:20
Caesarian section: decision making, challenges and complications
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
09:20 - 09:45
Abdominal Surgery in the late pregnant and post parturient mare
Speaker(s): Richard J. Payne
09:45 - 10:10
Surgery of the perineum and vestibule
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
10:10 - 10:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson, Richard J. Payne, Dwayne Rodgerson, James Schumacher
Room: West Ground Floor
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
What you might not find in the textbooks
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Debbie Archer
11:00 - 13:00
Or things I learnt the hard way ...
Speaker(s): Warren Schofield, Kyla Ortved, Dwayne Rodgerson, Rolf M. Embertson, James Schumacher, Peter David Clegg, Hans Wilderjans
Room: West Ground Floor
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira I
13:15 - 14:00
Foal orthopaedics
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
In Depth: Current advances in Orthopaedic Surgeries
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Jessica Kidd
14:00 - 14:25
Carpal arthrodesis techniques
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
14:25 - 14:50
Management of middle phalangeal injuries
Speaker(s): Kyla Ortved
14:50 - 15:15
Distal Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Olivier Geffroy
15:15 - 15:35
New techniques in surgical treatment of coxofemoral joint luxation
Speaker(s): Jan M. Kümmerle
15:35 - 15:55
Standing fracture repair: patient safety first
Speaker(s): Bruce Murray Bladon
15:55 - 16:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol, Kyla Ortved, Olivier Geffroy, Jan M. Kümmerle, Bruce Murray Bladon
Room: West Ground Floor
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
In Depth: Donkeys, Minis and Mules
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Patrick Pollock
16:30 - 16:50
Pain management, sedation and anaesthesia of the donkey and mule: what the surgeon needs to know
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
16:50 - 17:10
Surgery of the head and mouth: key tips
Speaker(s): Neil Townsend
17:10 - 17:35
Not just a small horse: surgical procedures in the donkey and mule
Speaker(s): Patrick J. Pollock
17:35 - 18:00
Management of shoulder dysplasia in minis
Speaker(s): Jane Caroline Boswell
Short Communications
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Luis Lamas
08:30 - 08:45
Corneal oedema of suspected endothelial origin in five horses: diagnostics, superficial keratectomy and Gunderson inlay flap and preliminary outcome
Speaker(s): Emi Visser
08:45 - 09:00
Association between perioperative antibiotics and post-operative complications after cheek tooth extraction in standing horses
Speaker(s): Casper Lindegaard
09:00 - 09:15
Overground endoscopic examination following laryngeal tie forward for treatment of soft palate dysfunction in horses
Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett
09:15 - 09:30
Factors affecting racing performance following composite laryngeal tie forward surgery
Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett
09:30 - 09:45
Development of the “cork-screw” technique for cheek tooth extraction in standing sedated horses
Speaker(s): Joao Ferreira
09:45 - 10:00
Use of Serum Amyloid A as a screening test before elective surgery in clinically normal horses
Speaker(s): Alvaro Garcia Bonilla
Room: West Ground Floor
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
In Depth: Surgery of the foal
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Jessica Kidd
10:30 - 10:55
Pain management, sedation and anaesthesia of the foal: what the surgeon needs to know
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
10:55 - 11:20
Colic surgery in the foal: key tips
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
11:20 - 11:45
Surgery of the umbilicus and bladder in the foal: how to avoid complications
Speaker(s): Dwayne Rodgerson
11:45 - 12:05
Management of flexural limb deformities in foals
Speaker(s): Richard J. Payne
12:05 - 12:25
Management of angular limb deformities in foals
Speaker(s): Warren Schofield
12:25 - 12:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro, Rolf M. Embertson, Dwayne Rodgerson, Richard J. Payne
Room: West Ground Floor
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira I
12:45 - 13:45
Management of neoplasia case scenarios
Speaker(s): Ann Martens, James Schumacher
Poster Session
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Gábor Bodó
14:00 - 15:00
Poster Session
Room: West Ground Floor
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
In depth: The Stifle
Room: Despachantes Hall
Chair: Matt Smith
15:30 - 15:50
Surgical treatment of patellar fractures
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
15:50 - 16:15
Difficult to remove OCD fragments of the femoropatellar and femorotibial joints
Speaker(s): Hans Wilderjans
16:15 - 16:40
Soft tissue injuries in the stifle
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
16:40 - 17:05
The use of absorbable transcondylar screws for SCB cysts
Speaker(s): Antoine Lechartier
17:05 - 17:30
Case discussion
Large Animal Stream 2
Friday, 8th July
Parallel Session: The axial skeleton
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Antonio Cruz
08:30 - 08:50
Objective analysis of the axial skeleton: a locomotion update
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
08:50 - 09:10
Diagnosis of axial skeleton conditions (back and pelvis)
Speaker(s): Maarten Oosterlinck
09:10 - 09:30
Neck related lameness and poor performance
Speaker(s): Sarah Boys Smith
09:30 - 09:55
Cervical surgery: what is possible today?
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer
09:55 - 10:20
Surgical Management of overriding dorsal spinous processes
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
10:20 - 10:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers, Maarten Oosterlinck, Sarah Boys Smith, Christoph Lischer, Graham Munroe
Room: West Ground Floor
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Jane Boswell
11:00 - 11:15
Surgical Orchidectomy versus Field Castration: Serum Amyloid A levels recorded after Equine Castration using a Closed Inguinal Approach
Speaker(s): Dirk J. Riemersma
11:15 - 11:30
Incidence of testicular teratoma in cryptorchid horses: are heavy breeds predisposed?
Speaker(s): Alvaro Garcia Bonilla
11:30 - 11:45
A modified open castration technique with primary closure - 1196 cases - a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Hilmar Timm Gudehus
11:45 - 12:00
Surgical removal of extensive perianal melanomas (EPM) in 16 horses.
Speaker(s): Liesbeth Haegeman
12:00 - 12:15
Postconditioning reduces apoptosis in experimental jejunal ischaemia in horses
Speaker(s): Nicole Verhaar
12:15 - 12:30
Ischaemia-reperfusion injury following low- and no-flow models in the equine small intestine
Speaker(s): Marei Grages
12:30 - 12:45
Standing Hand-assisted laparoscopic (HALS) closure of mesenteric rents in 3 peri-partum broodmares using barbed sutures
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
12:45 - 13:00
Early reintroduction of Feed in the post-operative Colic : effect on Post-Operative Ileus (POI) and Outcome
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
Room: West Ground Floor
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira II
13:15 - 14:00
Challenging urogenital procedures
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
Parallel session: Surgical management of neoplasia
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Michael Meulyzer
14:00 - 14:25
Neoplasia of the head: techiques to help obtain surgical margins
Speaker(s): James Schumacher
14:25 - 14:50
Surgical options for the treatment of melanomas
Speaker(s): Ann Martens
14:50 - 15:10
Radical surgery: local and systemic anaesthesia and analgesia in the perioperative period
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
15:10 - 15:30
Sarcoids: what is the current evidence about cause, prevention and management?
Speaker(s): Rhea Maria Anna Haralambus
15:30 - 15:50
Adjunctive therapies for neoplasia: what is the current evidence?
Speaker(s): Debra Catherine Archer
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Debra Catherine Archer, Rhea Maria Anna Haralambus, Luís Filipe Louro, Ann Martens, James Schumacher
Room: West Ground Floor
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Jan Kümmerle
16:30 - 16:45
Computer-assisted closed toggle pin stabilization of the coxofemoral joint in small equids - an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Ines Claeys
16:45 - 17:00
Plate fixation of olecranon fractures in standing sedated horses: 4 cases
Speaker(s): Judith Findley
17:00 - 17:15
Subtotal Ostectomy of Impinging Dorsal Spinous Processes in 185 Standing Horses
Speaker(s): Palle Brink
17:15 - 17:30
Surgical management of a bilateral mandibular fracture in a neonate foal using narrow 4.5 mm LCP-plates as an external skeletal fixator
Speaker(s): Beatriz Dias
17:30 - 17:45
Allogeneic cancellous bone graft for the treatment of a large bone defect following traumatic septic physitis in a foal
Speaker(s): Fay Sauer
17:45 - 18:00
Development of a compression aiming device for the placement of a cortical screw in the distal sesamoid in the front legs in the standing horse – a cadaver study
Speaker(s): Tanja Pudert
Residents Talk and Discussion
Room: Sala D. Maria
18:10 - 19:30
What I have learnt from undertaking over 1000 equine stifle arthroscopies
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
Saturday, 9th July
Parallel session: Surgery of the foot
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Evita Busschers
08:30 - 08:50
CBCT
Speaker(s): Christoph Koch
08:50 - 09:10
Internal Fixation
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer
09:10 - 09:30
Challenges in removal of distal interphalangeal joint fragments
Speaker(s): Frerik ter Braake
09:30 - 09:50
Keratomas and foot masses
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
09:50 - 10:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer, Christoph Koch, Frerik ter Braake, Michael C. Schramme
Room: West Ground Floor
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Ann Martens
10:30 - 10:45
Percutaneous endoscopic‐assisted cervical intervertebral foraminotomy in horses using a uniportal approach: Surgical technique study
Speaker(s): Jan-Hein Swagemakers
10:45 - 11:00
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) as treatment of a severely comminuted diaphyseal MC II-III-IV fracture in a 150 kg Thoroughbred foal
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
11:00 - 11:15
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: Equine Mesenchymal Stomal Cell- and Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Contain Mitochondria.
Speaker(s): Brenna Pugliese
11:15 - 11:30
Lumbar transverse process impingement in different equine breeds
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
11:30 - 11:45
Anatomy of the congienital calcaneal bursae in the bovine
Speaker(s): Edoardo Zingariello
11:45 - 12:00
Computed tomography of the head and neck in sedated standing horses using a novel helical fan beam imaging system: 120 cases (2019-2020)
Speaker(s): Sabrina Brounts
12:00 - 12:15
Magnetic resonance imaging of the equine stifle: most common imaging findings and comparison between MRI findings and arthroscopic findings in a small number of clinical cases.
Speaker(s): Vittorio Caramello
12:15 - 12:30
Effect of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine solution on the duration of nerve block in horses
Speaker(s): Phillip Jones
Room: West Ground Floor
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira II
12:45 - 13:45
The digital flexor tendon sheath : managing difficult cases
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Luis Lamas
15:30 - 15:45
Ultrasound-guided tenoscopic decompression of digital sheath synoviocoeles in 10 horses
Speaker(s): Alex Hawkins
15:45 - 16:00
Heritability and prevalence of palmar/plantar first phalanx, type 1 osteochondral fragments in yearling Thoroughbred horses
Speaker(s): John William Russell
16:00 - 16:15
Fragment Size is Associated with Post-operative Complications following Elective Arthroscopy of the Tibiotarsal Joint of Horses
Speaker(s): Alejandro Merchán
16:15 - 16:30
Treatment of chronic septic arthritis With 0.05% chlorhexidine solution: Outcome And Survival
Speaker(s): Teresa Rosa
16:30 - 16:45
Arthroscopic removal of fractures involving the proximal medial trochlear ridge of the talus: 18 cases
Speaker(s): Anna Drahonovska
16:45 - 17:00
Systemic Serum Amyloid A in early diagnosis and monitoring of equine synovial structure involvement due to acute wounds in the limb region
Speaker(s): Anke-Charlotte Müller
17:00 - 17:15
In vitro validation of osteoclastic biomarkers for catastrophic fracture prevention in racehorses
Speaker(s): Gwladys Malek
17:15 - 17:30
Evaluation of procalcitonin and carbonylated proteins concentration in equine synovial fluid: preliminary results
Speaker(s): Irene Nocera
Parallel Session: The axial skeleton
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Antonio Cruz
08:30 - 08:50
Objective analysis of the axial skeleton: a locomotion update
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
08:50 - 09:10
Diagnosis of axial skeleton conditions (back and pelvis)
Speaker(s): Maarten Oosterlinck
09:10 - 09:30
Neck related lameness and poor performance
Speaker(s): Sarah Boys Smith
09:30 - 09:55
Cervical surgery: what is possible today?
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer
09:55 - 10:20
Surgical Management of overriding dorsal spinous processes
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
10:20 - 10:30
Discussion
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers, Maarten Oosterlinck, Sarah Boys Smith, Christoph Lischer, Graham Munroe
Room: West Ground Floor
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Jane Boswell
11:00 - 11:15
Surgical Orchidectomy versus Field Castration: Serum Amyloid A levels recorded after Equine Castration using a Closed Inguinal Approach
Speaker(s): Dirk J. Riemersma
11:15 - 11:30
Incidence of testicular teratoma in cryptorchid horses: are heavy breeds predisposed?
Speaker(s): Alvaro Garcia Bonilla
11:30 - 11:45
A modified open castration technique with primary closure - 1196 cases - a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Hilmar Timm Gudehus
11:45 - 12:00
Surgical removal of extensive perianal melanomas (EPM) in 16 horses.
Speaker(s): Liesbeth Haegeman
12:00 - 12:15
Postconditioning reduces apoptosis in experimental jejunal ischaemia in horses
Speaker(s): Nicole Verhaar
12:15 - 12:30
Ischaemia-reperfusion injury following low- and no-flow models in the equine small intestine
Speaker(s): Marei Grages
12:30 - 12:45
Standing Hand-assisted laparoscopic (HALS) closure of mesenteric rents in 3 peri-partum broodmares using barbed sutures
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
12:45 - 13:00
Early reintroduction of Feed in the post-operative Colic : effect on Post-Operative Ileus (POI) and Outcome
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
Room: West Ground Floor
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira II
13:15 - 14:00
Challenging urogenital procedures
Speaker(s): Rolf M. Embertson
Parallel session: Surgical management of neoplasia
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Michael Meulyzer
14:00 - 14:25
Neoplasia of the head: techiques to help obtain surgical margins
Speaker(s): James Schumacher
14:25 - 14:50
Surgical options for the treatment of melanomas
Speaker(s): Ann Martens
14:50 - 15:10
Radical surgery: local and systemic anaesthesia and analgesia in the perioperative period
Speaker(s): Luís Filipe Louro
15:10 - 15:30
Sarcoids: what is the current evidence about cause, prevention and management?
Speaker(s): Rhea Maria Anna Haralambus
15:30 - 15:50
Adjunctive therapies for neoplasia: what is the current evidence?
Speaker(s): Debra Catherine Archer
15:50 - 16:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Debra Catherine Archer, Rhea Maria Anna Haralambus, Luís Filipe Louro, Ann Martens, James Schumacher
Room: West Ground Floor
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Jan Kümmerle
16:30 - 16:45
Computer-assisted closed toggle pin stabilization of the coxofemoral joint in small equids - an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Ines Claeys
16:45 - 17:00
Plate fixation of olecranon fractures in standing sedated horses: 4 cases
Speaker(s): Judith Findley
17:00 - 17:15
Subtotal Ostectomy of Impinging Dorsal Spinous Processes in 185 Standing Horses
Speaker(s): Palle Brink
17:15 - 17:30
Surgical management of a bilateral mandibular fracture in a neonate foal using narrow 4.5 mm LCP-plates as an external skeletal fixator
Speaker(s): Beatriz Dias
17:30 - 17:45
Allogeneic cancellous bone graft for the treatment of a large bone defect following traumatic septic physitis in a foal
Speaker(s): Fay Sauer
17:45 - 18:00
Development of a compression aiming device for the placement of a cortical screw in the distal sesamoid in the front legs in the standing horse – a cadaver study
Speaker(s): Tanja Pudert
Residents Talk and Discussion
Room: Sala D. Maria
18:10 - 19:30
What I have learnt from undertaking over 1000 equine stifle arthroscopies
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
Parallel session: Surgery of the foot
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Evita Busschers
08:30 - 08:50
CBCT
Speaker(s): Christoph Koch
08:50 - 09:10
Internal Fixation
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer
09:10 - 09:30
Challenges in removal of distal interphalangeal joint fragments
Speaker(s): Frerik ter Braake
09:30 - 09:50
Keratomas and foot masses
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
09:50 - 10:00
Discussion
Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer, Christoph Koch, Frerik ter Braake, Michael C. Schramme
Room: West Ground Floor
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Ann Martens
10:30 - 10:45
Percutaneous endoscopic‐assisted cervical intervertebral foraminotomy in horses using a uniportal approach: Surgical technique study
Speaker(s): Jan-Hein Swagemakers
10:45 - 11:00
Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis (MIPO) as treatment of a severely comminuted diaphyseal MC II-III-IV fracture in a 150 kg Thoroughbred foal
Speaker(s): Eva De Clercq
11:00 - 11:15
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: Equine Mesenchymal Stomal Cell- and Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Contain Mitochondria.
Speaker(s): Brenna Pugliese
11:15 - 11:30
Lumbar transverse process impingement in different equine breeds
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
11:30 - 11:45
Anatomy of the congienital calcaneal bursae in the bovine
Speaker(s): Edoardo Zingariello
11:45 - 12:00
Computed tomography of the head and neck in sedated standing horses using a novel helical fan beam imaging system: 120 cases (2019-2020)
Speaker(s): Sabrina Brounts
12:00 - 12:15
Magnetic resonance imaging of the equine stifle: most common imaging findings and comparison between MRI findings and arthroscopic findings in a small number of clinical cases.
Speaker(s): Vittorio Caramello
12:15 - 12:30
Effect of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine solution on the duration of nerve block in horses
Speaker(s): Phillip Jones
Room: West Ground Floor
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Meet the Expert
Room: Ribeira II
12:45 - 13:45
The digital flexor tendon sheath : managing difficult cases
Speaker(s): Graham Munroe
Short Communications
Room: Sala D. Maria
Chair: Luis Lamas
15:30 - 15:45
Ultrasound-guided tenoscopic decompression of digital sheath synoviocoeles in 10 horses
Speaker(s): Alex Hawkins
15:45 - 16:00
Heritability and prevalence of palmar/plantar first phalanx, type 1 osteochondral fragments in yearling Thoroughbred horses
Speaker(s): John William Russell
16:00 - 16:15
Fragment Size is Associated with Post-operative Complications following Elective Arthroscopy of the Tibiotarsal Joint of Horses
Speaker(s): Alejandro Merchán
16:15 - 16:30
Treatment of chronic septic arthritis With 0.05% chlorhexidine solution: Outcome And Survival
Speaker(s): Teresa Rosa
16:30 - 16:45
Arthroscopic removal of fractures involving the proximal medial trochlear ridge of the talus: 18 cases
Speaker(s): Anna Drahonovska
16:45 - 17:00
Systemic Serum Amyloid A in early diagnosis and monitoring of equine synovial structure involvement due to acute wounds in the limb region
Speaker(s): Anke-Charlotte Müller
17:00 - 17:15
In vitro validation of osteoclastic biomarkers for catastrophic fracture prevention in racehorses
Speaker(s): Gwladys Malek
17:15 - 17:30
Evaluation of procalcitonin and carbonylated proteins concentration in equine synovial fluid: preliminary results
Speaker(s): Irene Nocera