Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Sorry about the subject line. Hello all, We are planning to move to a new facility soon and I was wondering if anyone has had experience w/ relocating the UWTM? I have the Hydrophysio HP200 and am nervous about the disassembly. Thank you and happy holidays to everyone. Regards, Jackie ~~~~~~ Jackie Honghern Sharp CCRP Louisville Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services www.lvses.com office fax > > Subject: RE: Re: Need Info re- rehab Plan > To: VetRehab > Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:34 AM > Ben, > > > > Good point and that was my error not mentioning that fact > (limited motion). > Derrick Campana, OT one of VOSM's consultants makes > these devices for us and > they have worked very well for these types of cases. These > devices actually > protect the surgical site well enough (by locking out ROM > early in the > post-op phase and keeping the hock at a slightly extended > state) that you do > not need to place the calcaneal to tibial screw. > > > > Happy Holidays, > > > > Sherman > > > > Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, MS > > Diplomate ACVS > > > > Veterinary Orthopedic & > > Sports Medicine Group > > > > 10270 Baltimore National Pike > > Ellicott City, MD 21042 > > Phone: > > Fax: > > > > <http://www.vosm.org/> > cid:image001.jpg@... > > http://www.vosm.org > > > > From: VetRehab > [mailto:VetRehab ] On Behalf > Of Ben Blecha > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:20 AM > To: VetRehab > Subject: Re: Re: Need Info re- rehab Plan > > > > Sounds like a great course of action. I just wanted to > clarify what you > meant by " hinged " thought. There are several > types of hinges. The two most > common are free motion and limited motion. Free motion > joints would not > serve the purpose for allowing more range of motion later > in rehab. Be sure > to clarify to your orthotist that you want a limited range > of motion joint > that you can adjust the ROM. I would assume that you do > not want any motion > early on in the healing process. > > > > Happy Holidays > > Ben > > > Ben Blecha, CPO > www.skyprosthetics.com > -- Those who can laugh without cause have either found the > true meaning of > happiness or have gone stark raving mad. > ~Norm Papernick > > > > > > _____ > > > To: VetRehab > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:14:05 PM > Subject: RE: Re: Need Info re- rehab Plan > > Amy, > > > > This is a very common technique, however the screw is > predisposed to > breaking. Therefore, the repair is typically > supported/protected with > additional devices (either a hinged hock brace, orthosis, > or lateral > splint). The screw is typically removed at 4 to 6 weeks, > however the tendon > repair must still be protected (hinged brace, orthosis, > etc) as the dog is > progressing through rehab. Actual time for tendon > healing...approximatelty > 3+/- months. A hinged brace is nice because you can start > increasing the > load on the tissues over time by increasing the range of > motion. > > > > Sherman > > > > Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, MS > > Diplomate ACVS > > > > Veterinary Orthopedic & > > Sports Medicine Group > > > > 10270 Baltimore National Pike > > Ellicott City, MD 21042 > > Phone: > > Fax: > > > > <http://www.vosm.org/> > cid:image001.jpg@... > > http://www.vosm. org <http://www.vosm.org/> > > > > From: VetRehab@yahoogroup s.com <http://s.com/> > [mailto:VetRehab@ > yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of alan.holter > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:59 PM > To: VetRehab@yahoogroup s.com > Subject: Re: Need Info re- rehab Plan > > > > I tried this procedure once and the screw broke within > days. i think > there is too much stress on just a screw, there needs to be > some other > added stabilization. Most of these lax tendons take 6-8 > weeks to > tighten before I recommend starting rehab. > > Alan Holter DVM > > > > > > My Vet just performed a surgery to stabilize the > talocrural joint of > a > > Lab who had a chronic very lax gastrocnemius tendon. > Prior to surgery > > this dog was walking with his hock in deep flexion. He > placed a screw > > from his distal calcaneus to his tibia to hold his > hock in extension. > > Does anyone have experience with this procedure? > I'm looking for > > information regarding healing times, > contraindications, etc. to help > me > > develop this dogs rehab program. > > Thanks for your help, > > Amy Flannery MS PT CCRP > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg. com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1855 - Release > Date: 12/18/2008 > 10:16 AM > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1857 - Release > Date: 12/19/2008 > 10:09 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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