One of our staff members had a cat that broke it’s leg. Because the fracture was into a joint, a cast or splint would not work. So they wanted surgery.
I had never fixed this particular type of fracture before but fortunately there are lots of YouTube videos on it. (I wish that was availability when I first started years ago, I usually just laid all of the books out on the counter to refer to while I was operating.) But now I can go in much more prepared which is nice.
So an IM pin and a figure 8 tension band wire and it when together nicely. It has been three weeks and the cat is doing fine. I will probably have to pull the pin and wire in a few more weeks.
Very interesting! Lucky cat to have good vet work!
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