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Fracture Surgery

Fractures (broken bones)

Fractures (broken bones) are repaired using a variety of techniques including plating, lag screws, pinning, linear, circular and hybrid external skeletal fixators and often a combination of these.

Surgery for broken bones is one of our most frequent procedures in cats & dogs, Utilising an array of modern techniques we aid the return of our patients to good function.

Broken bones are frequently the result of trauma and often present to us after a road traffic accident or a fall. Stabilisation of the patient may be performed first at your own clinic and then frequently following radiographs by your vet, your pet is then referred to us for surgery and aftercare.

Fracture surgery in a dog broken leg

Fracture surgery in a dog with a broken leg

Orthopaedic vet surgery broken leg

Fractured humerus surgery by orthopaedic plate surgery

$fracture surgery to dog shot in foot$

fracture surgery to dog shot in foot

Orthopaedic vet surgery for dog shot in foot

Fracture surgery for broken jaw dog

Plate ortho vet surgery for fracture jaw bone in a dog

$fractured foot in dog$

fractured foot in dog

surgery to repair broken bones in dogs foot

$ortho vet surgery fractured femur$

ortho vet surgery fractured femur

Referral ortho surgery for dog with broken femur repaired with plate and orthopaedic pin

$spaniel elbow fracture iohc$

spaniel elbow fracture iohc

IOHC in springer spaniel with fractured humerus repair with plate and screws

$multiple ortho fracture surgery dog$

multiple ortho fracture surgery dog

Fracture surgery in this dog for fractured pelvis and fractured femur repaired with orthopaedic vet surgery

$complex fracture surgery dog$

complex fracture surgery dog

Hydrid esf circular and linear fracture surgery in dog distal tibia bone

Fractures can be repaired by a variety of methods depending on the fracture type– these include applying a plate and screws across the fracture site, a orthopaedic pin down the middle of the bone from one end to the other, and also linear and circular external fixators which are like a scaffold structure which support the bone from the outside. In severe cases we frequently use a combination of 1 or more techniques to make a stronger repair.

Articular fractures (broken bones in a joint) bring additional considerations to the repair methods used. It is essential to re-establish the articular surface congruity otherwise severe arthritis/ degenerative joint disease (DJD) will develop quickly. The most common articular fractures we see are distal intercondylar humeral & femoral fractures in young animals or Spaniels & acetabular fractures.

Meet some of our fracture patients

Ozzie's Story

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Meet Ozzie the Husky, who was referred from his own vet practice in Monaghan after he was shot in the foot in a dispute over some missing hens! Ozzie denies all knowledge of the hens, and it was later found that a few wild mink were the culprits!

His owners were delighted to hear that his multiple fractures and large area of skin and tissue loss could be treated successfully

$recovery after hip luxation and multiple fractures$