Dexter: Total Joint Replacement
Dexter was recovering from a femoral head ostectomy (FHO) surgery when he was adopted by Anna and Ken Zankel. But when the FHO resulted in suboptimal results and a bone infection, his owners turned to UC Davis for help.
The solution was a total hip replacement using a custom, 3D-printed titanium implant coated with silver to stave off potential infections.
Dexter slowly got better and better. Before, he would yelp in pain whenever he moved his leg in the wrong way. That is gone now.”
—Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little
