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Surgeries, Radiographs and Medicine

This is Highlander's second visit to our hospital.

The first time was in the Summer of 1999. He presented with a fractured patella. Basically, one of his kneecaps had been broken. He underwent surgery andthe problem was solved.

 

Here you can see the x-ray of his leg. The top screws are holding the kneecap together.

So that there would not be excessive tension on the kneecap, the surgeons detached the tendon that connects the kneecap to the tibia (lower leg bone). The bottom screws were inserted to re-attach the tendon.

In November, Highlander returned to our hospital. This timehe had a luxated patella. This means that the kneecap had moved out of the proper position.

The red circle shows where the kneecap should have been. The arrow points to the displaced kneecap.
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