Spiral Femur Fracture Repair: Sara |
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Sara began life as a tiny Lab puppy rescued from a ditch the day before Halloween. As she grew, her owner helped channel Sara’s typical Lab energy by finding a series of canine playmates for her. Unfortunately, when a Doberman playmate vaulted a fence to escape her nipping and jumping, six-month-old Sara tried to follow. She got hung up in the chain links and suffered a severe spiral fracture of her right hind leg. Her owner rushed Sara to her family veterinarian, who gave her a shot for the pain and referred her to Western Carolina Regional Animal Hospital & Veterinary Emergency Hospital. They were met at the door and Sara was taken straight to Dr. Fred Rosen. Dr. Rosen took several radiographs, measured the femur and ordered a stainless steel plate to hold the bones together while they healed. After an operation to align and secure her femur, Sara spent three days in the Intensive Care Ward where she was monitored constantly by the nursing staff. Sara’s owner was invited to visit on Sunday afternoon and took her home on Monday. During an eight-week period of rehabilitation and recovery at home, Sara was not allowed off-leash and was kept quiet in a crate except for short breaks. Dr. Rosen visited her at home to check on her progress. At the end of the eight weeks, Sara’s final radiographs were beautiful. Sara’s owner says she will “always be grateful to the fine staff at WCRAH & VEH for bringing Sara back to health and sending her full-speed into the future.”
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