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• Avoid external coaptation for humeral and might be of help (e.g., trazadone) with the RELATED CLIENT EDUCATION
femoral fractures. veterinarian. SHEETS
VetBooks.ir Prevention Client Education Consent to Perform Amputation Diseases and Disorders
• Confinement and early physical rehabilitation
• Adequate alignment/congruency and stable
How to Perform Range-of-Motion Exercises
are necessary to prevent complications.
fracture fixation
• Gentle, aseptic surgical technique • Keep scheduled recheck exams for early How to Provide Bandage Care and Upkeep
at Home
• Appropriate external coaptation rigidity, detection of complications. How to Provide General Postoperative Care
technique, care, and duration at Home, Especially Lifting or Picking Up
• Early physical rehabilitation is key to prevent- SUGGESTED READING a Pet, and Pain Control
ing muscle contractures. Johnson AL: Fundamentals of orthopaedic surgery
and fracture management. In Fossum TW, editor: AUTHOR: Louis Huneault, DMV, MSc, DES, DACVS
Technician Tips Small animal surgery, ed 4, St. Louis, 2013, Mosby, EDITOR: Kathleen Linn, DVM, MS, DACVS
• It is important at discharge to educate owners pp 1033-1105.
on how to properly perform passive range-
of-motion exercises. ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
• Decreased stifle flexion at 10-14 days may READING
signal quadriceps contracture. Marcellin-Little DJ: Bandaging, external coaptation,
• Technicians can be crucial advisors for clients and external devices for companion animals. In
as they try to confine young, active animals. Johnston SA, et al, editors: Veterinary surgery:
If a client is having problems with confining small animal, St Louis, 2018, Elsevier, pp 737-746.
the pet, discuss pharmaceutical options that

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