Day 6 House MD: Rabbit Prosthetics

Today, we worked on rare disease presentations.  Our group chose Cotard’s delusion, in which the patient believes that they’re dead and don’t exist.  It was really interesting learning about this, especially as it’s so rare.  It’s definitely something that makes you ask the question “Sci-fi or Reality?”. 

After lunch, we attached the rabbit prosthetics.  Even though the size and logistics of the wheel gave us problems initially, it was easy to remedy with enough filing and drilling.  Eventually, the wheel was glued onto the paw and the rabbit (had he been alive) was ready to scoot!  Unfortunately, it then fell off twice: once during the suturing, and once when we bagged him.  Nevertheless, it was a unique and functional prosthetic.  After that, we closed up Toby.  While we were able to completely stitch up the inside muscles, the fur remained incomplete. 

We are proud to say that dueto the amount of care put into the stitches, they are almost invisible on the outside.  If you only give him a fleeting glance, Toby is the picture of health.

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