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16/01/2025
The well named "Orchard" was in to see us this morning for a post op check and stitch removal.
She got knocked down a couple of weeks ago and was initially fighting for her life with severe chest bruising, some deep cuts and a broken hip. After stabilising her and treating her wounds for a few days, we then operated on her broken femoral head and neck to remove them in what's known as an FHO procedure.
This is where we cut off the broken femoral neck and also remove the severed femoral head from the hip joint, she will now learn to walk on a pseudoarthrosis/ false joint, where fibrous scar tissue will form around the top of the femur/ thigh bone over the next few weeks.
She is in great form and we wish her all the best in her recovery!