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Canine Darthroplasty
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Some young dogs may have too shallow
a socket for a TPO, but are too young to be ideal candidates for a total hip
replacement. In such a case, darthroscopy may be appropriate During this operation,
a shelf of bone is created over the rim of the socket. This bone fuses in
its new position and stops the head of the femur from sliding in and out
of the shallow socket.
This is a relatively new surgery, but in carefully selected cases may produce
good results.
In all of these procedures, antibiotics are given intravenously at the
time of surgery; however, in the case of a total hip replacement, the surgical
site is swabbed for the presence of bacteria at the time of surgery to see
if bacteria can be cultured. These animals go home with a short course of
antibiotics pending their culture results.
