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Maddy: Total Joint Replacement
Maddy had a painful deformed left hip (likely caused by an untreated fracture early in life) and needed a total hip replacement. Her radiographs revealed the lack of a “ball and socket joint” in her hip.
UC Davis veterinary surgeons designed and sized a prosthetic joint to correct the deformity.
![3D rendering of Maddy’s hip joint, note the lack of a “ball and socket” joint](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy1.png)
![Maddy resting after surgery](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy2.png)
![Maddy’s prosthetic joint seen on radiograph](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy3.png)
![Walking post-surgery](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy4.png)
![Recovering and relaxing at home](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy5.png)
![Maddy fully recovered](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy6.png)
Maddy’s thigh bone had a very unusual shape. A total hip replacement was planned by doing a virtual surgery using CAD software. Maddy is doing very well now.”
—Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little
![Maddy at home after surgery](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk491/files/media/images/Maddy-home.png)