At VetMed Animal Health, we try to bring the latest in technology to our community.  Our approach centers around a set of appropriate power tools.  This is a pneumatic system created for human orthopedists working with hands and feet.  It is the workhorse of our services.  Currently, we are in the process of selecting different systems for each type of orthopedic repair.  I recently attended a class in Chicago for the FIXIN System of interlocking plates.  This system allows for the use of bone plates to repair fractures and deformities.  The system is used in a minimally invasive manner.  That means that incisions are smaller and application of the plate requires less surgical trauma.

Hopefully, your pet will never need a bone plate.  Accidents do happen though.  We want you to know that we are always striving to learn new techniques.  This will allow us to offer what we feel are the best and most comprehensive options for your pet.  I have pasted a quick paragraph below and included a link if you are interested in more information.

Dr. Gables

FIXIN is to be intended as a stable system quite different from a “traditional” screw-plate system. Stability with conventional plates is connected with the pressure of the plate to the bone, caused by the traction force of the screw. Locking systems function as internal fixators achieving stability by locking the screw to the plate. In the FIXIN System, solidarization between the self-locking screws and the support is ensured by the conical coupling which develops between the surface of the screw head and the surface of the conical hole of the bushing. The FIXIN system transfers the force which acts on the fracture in an elastic way. Under the influence of this force, the structure is elastically deformed and returns to the initial stage in which the force stops having effect. The coupling consists of conical male and female parts that are complementary. The grip, the friction and the micro-welding between the two surfaces and the elastic deformation accomplish the stable union of the two elements. http://www.traumavet.com/