Case Study: Maddy

Maddy - Case Study

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
3D rendering of Maddy’s hip joint, note the lack of a “ball and socket” joint

 

Maddy resting after surgery
Maddy resting after surgery

 

Maddy’s prosthetic joint seen on radiograph
Maddy’s prosthetic joint seen on radiograph

 

Walking post-surgery
Walking post-surgery

 

Recovering and relaxing at home
Recovering and relaxing at home

 

 

Maddy fully recovered
Maddy fully recovered

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
Maddy at home after surgery