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Fracture becomes architecture.
Dr. Meridith
Calloway
DACVS · Diplomate
Reconstructs a German Shepherd's shattered femur at 2 AM. Discharges it walking by Thursday. The work speaks.
A Case, Start to Finish.
Emergency intake. Proximal femur. Comminuted.
The call comes from Westside Animal Emergency. 4-year-old German Shepherd, vehicular trauma. Radiographs transmitted. OR prep initiated before the transport van leaves the lot.
CT confirms three-fragment fracture. Blood panel clean.
Computed tomography maps the fracture architecture. No concurrent soft tissue injury to the femoral artery. Anesthesia risk: low. Hardware selection: 3.5mm LCP plate, six cortical screws, cerclage wire at the lesser trochanter.
Gloved hands. Irrigated field. Suture pattern tight as stitching on a baseball.
Lateral approach. Periosteal elevation. Fracture reduced under fluoroscopic guidance. Plate applied, cortical purchase confirmed. Wound irrigated with 2L saline. Closure in three layers. Total OR time: 94 minutes.
Weight-bearing on day three. Owner briefed. Referral loop closed.
Post-operative radiographs confirm anatomic reduction. Patient ambulating with assisted support. Discharge summary transmitted to referring DVM within the hour. Six-week recheck scheduled.
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The Numbers
Don't Argue.
All outcome data derived from internal case records, post-operative follow-up at 30 and 90 days, and referring DVM discharge confirmation.
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Dr. Calloway handled a case we'd already declined twice — grade-III open fracture, compromised blood supply. Patient discharged weight-bearing in four days. We refer exclusively now.
The data she submits for clinical trials is cleaner than most academic centers. Zero protocol deviations across 40+ enrolled cases. That is genuinely rare.
We vetted 23 surgeons before adding her to our preferred provider network. Outcome rates, client satisfaction, and documentation quality put her in the top 4%.
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