Complex Fracture Repair for Dogs and Cats
When your pet suffers a serious fracture, expert care is essential to ensure proper healing, restore function, and reduce pain. Dr. Harrison specializes in complex fracture repair to give your dog or cat the best chance at a full recovery.
Understanding Complex Fractures
Complex fractures are breaks in the bone that involve multiple fragments, joints, or unusual fracture patterns. These injuries may result from trauma such as car accidents, falls, or severe impacts. Complex fractures require advanced techniques for stabilization and healing.
Signs your pet may have a complex fracture include:
- Obvious deformity or unnatural limb position
- Severe limping or inability to bear weight on a limb
- Swelling, bruising, or open wounds near the fracture site
- Intense pain or distress when the area is touched
Without proper repair, complex fractures can lead to prolonged pain, improper bone healing, or permanent loss of limb function.
Why Expert Evaluation and Repair Matters
Complex fractures require thorough assessment and precise surgical techniques to realign bones and secure stable fixation. Dr. Harrison utilizes imaging and state-of-the-art surgical methods to develop a treatment plan that addresses your pet’s injury and overall health.
Timely intervention improves healing outcomes and reduces the risk of complications like infection or arthritis.
What to Expect During a Fracture Evaluation
- Detailed Orthopedic Exam: Dr. Harrison will carefully examine your pet’s injury, assessing pain, swelling, limb function, and overall condition.
- Diagnostic Imaging: High-quality X-rays or other imaging tools are used to fully understand the fracture pattern and plan repair strategies.
- Development of a Treatment Plan: The treatment plan will consider all factors needed for optimal healing, including surgical approach, fixation techniques, and post-operative care.
Dr. Harrison will recommend the treatment plan that provides the best chance of full healing and return to normal function.
Advanced Surgical Repair Techniques
Repair of complex fractures often requires specialized surgical procedures, such as:
- Internal fixation with plates, screws, or pins to securely align bone fragments
- External fixation devices to stabilize fractures while minimizing tissue disruption
- Bone grafting or other reconstructive techniques in some cases
Dr. Harrison chooses the best approach to restore stability and support your pet’s return to normal mobility.
Supporting Healing and Recovery
Post-surgery, careful management and follow-up care are vital. Your pet will receive guidance on activity restriction, pain control, and rehabilitation to encourage proper healing.
Most pets gradually regain strength and function over weeks to months, returning to comfortable, active lives
Call The Bone, Joint and Spine Clinic at (614) 889-9555 to schedule an evaluation with Dr. Harrison. Prompt and expert fracture repair can make all the difference in your pet’s recovery. There is no charge for such evaluations and consultations.
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