Subsequently, the patient underwent surgery that consisted of plantar midfoot ostectomy to remove the bony prominence that had caused the ulcer, and midfoot osteotomy with realignment arthrodesis ...

Surgeons determined that Marley would require a femoral head ostectomy, a surgical procedure where the femoral head (the ball part of the hip joint in dogs) is removed because it no longer fits ...

Marley was brought to the BC SPCA’s Vancouver animal hospital for further examination to determine the best treatment option, which ended up being a femoral head ostectomy. That is a surgical ...

On Dec. 12, Jack underwent a “femoral head ostectomy,” or FHO, which is a surgery meant to improve the use of his left hind leg and reduce pain for him. Keiley noted that since Jack is a ...