Geoffrey is a 7 year old Himalayan cross who went missing for 5 days, and when he eventually returned, had suffered a severe fracture to his femur in his left hind leg. The image below shows the severity of the break.
Geoffreys femur had shattered into several pieces
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Geoffrey had suffered a comminuted fracture (a fracture where the bone has broken into several pieces) and had a lot of overriding (bone that has slipped out of its usual position) due to the break being 5 days old when he was presented to one of our hospitals. He was going to need surgery to repair it.
Dr Sam Haynes used an Interlocking nail repair
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Dr Sam Haynes managed to repair the break with an interlocking nail, and has produced some great post operative results.
The video above shows Geoffrey walking just 2 days after his surgery.
Geoffrey has a good prognosis and should be fully healed up in about 3 months time. He is expected to walk normally without a limp by the time healing is complete. The bone fragments will heal together and ossify, then re-model to normal bone over time.
Interlocking nail repair techniques are often used in severe breaks of this nature.