{"id":487,"date":"2016-02-09T07:40:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T11:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/?p=487"},"modified":"2022-07-08T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:11:49","slug":"487-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/487-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shattered femur causes problems for German Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HarperHarper, a 6 month old female German Shepherd, had a small problem.<\/p>\n

Lots of small problems actually.<\/p>\n

Her femur, or thigh bone, was shattered. You can see two large pieces at the break, and multiple small pieces in the middle.<\/p>\n

I performed a surgical repair at Berks Animal and Emergency Center & Referral Center<\/a>, using 1 pin, 2 wires, 9 screws, a stainless steel plate, and\u00a0a bone graft! You can see the fractures and the repairs in the x-ray images below.<\/p>\n

After 6 weeks of strict confinement, it was time to play in the snow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A view of the femur, immediately before surgery.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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Another preop view of the femur.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Here is Harper immediately after surgery.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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A lateral post-surgical view.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\"Harper

An x-ray six weeks after surgery.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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Six weeks after surgery, Harper’s x-rays look much better!<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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