9 month old English Mastiff with Congenital Limb Deformity
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:27 pm
Good morning everyone,
I have a patient that has been coming to see us since Sept 2020 @ 5months after suffering an FCE 3 weeks prior that affected his RH. He was doing well with his conditioning appts (o did not want to pursue formal rehab) until his o noticed that something was going on with his LH. He was seen by an ortho specialist who suspects a valgus angular deformity of his LH, "left hind paw rotating outwards/laterally and left tarsal joint deviating inwards." - from the report. Next month he will be going for a CT scan followed by surgery.
His o will be returning for formal rehab post-op and I want to be as prepared as I can be as I have never seen this before. I am curious to know what type of surgery they would be doing (I know everyone does things a little differently) and what rehab will look like for him. He will be ~10/11months at the time of the surgery- is this not too young for such a surgery?
Any and all help is appreciated, thank you!
Here is the latest treadmill appt as well as some photos of his LH.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
I have a patient that has been coming to see us since Sept 2020 @ 5months after suffering an FCE 3 weeks prior that affected his RH. He was doing well with his conditioning appts (o did not want to pursue formal rehab) until his o noticed that something was going on with his LH. He was seen by an ortho specialist who suspects a valgus angular deformity of his LH, "left hind paw rotating outwards/laterally and left tarsal joint deviating inwards." - from the report. Next month he will be going for a CT scan followed by surgery.
His o will be returning for formal rehab post-op and I want to be as prepared as I can be as I have never seen this before. I am curious to know what type of surgery they would be doing (I know everyone does things a little differently) and what rehab will look like for him. He will be ~10/11months at the time of the surgery- is this not too young for such a surgery?
Any and all help is appreciated, thank you!
Here is the latest treadmill appt as well as some photos of his LH.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing