LimbSalvage

In clinical practice, canine radial nerve paralysis almost always ends with the same grim verdict: high-limb amputation. When the radial nerve fails, the dog loses extensor tone, leaving the paw to drag and knuckle across the ground until chronic friction causes relentless ulceration and deep infection. That was the exact crossroads facing Susie, a little dog brought to me after being scheduled for amputation. Unwilling to accept losing her forelimb if a viable engineering alternative existed, I designed and implanted a custom "super-alloy" bionic endo-exo prosthesis tailored specifically to her skeletal anatomy. Today, Susie is walking comfortably on her new bionic leg, free of pain and infection, proving that customized bionic limb salvage is a realistic, life-changing reality in small animal surgery.