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KJI am a veterinarian (small animal that is) and actually know the surgeon Dean Richardson from my time at Penn. He is a cocky SOB, but probably the best there is at what he does.
I wanted to address the person who stated that the quality of life would be poor because of all the hardware in the leg, and that another break is inevitable. The surgery was not only geared towards repairing and stabilizing the fracture, but also and probably more importantly to fuse the joint. That will give that area of the leg stability, and allow Barbaro, if he recovers well and doesn't have any problems with his other back leg, to lead a normal life for a post racing horse. Obviously he won't be racing, but with a fused fetlock, he shouldn't have any problem living out his days as a stud.