I wish you all the best. I have one almost at the two week mark of a 6 week confinement post leg surgery. Its really hard...If your babies are jumpers or hyper make sure they give you some tranquilizers to get them through the transition of being in a crate 90% of the time.
If your vet is ortho specialized Im sure he is doing the right thing. Feel free to pm me during the crate time, I could use a crate buddy lol
all the best to you and your babies..