Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) is a common surgical procedure performed on dogs to treat cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLd), which is a significant cause of hind limb lameness.
One area of research has been the evaluation of surgical techniques for repairing CCL ruptures, particularly Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) and Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA).
Tibial tubercle osteotomy with vs. without distalization yielded low rates of postoperative complications. Both techniques yielded similar rates of arthrofibrosis, nonunion and reoperation.
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Fracture was simulated using a defined osteotomy of the lateral tibial plateau. Load-to-failure and multiple cyclic loading tests were conducted using a material testing machine. Twenty tibias ...
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