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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20(04): 312-319
DOI: 10.1160/VCOT-07-02-0013
Clinical Communication
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A comparison of outcomes following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy and cranial tibial wedge osteotomy procedures

S. A. Corr
1   Royal Veterinary College – VCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
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C. Brown
2   Sage Veterinary Group, Bradford, UK
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Received 04 February 2007

Accepted 13 April 2007

Publication Date:
18 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

The objective of this study was to determine whether clinical outcomes were superior and complication rates were lower in dogs that had had a cranial cruciate ligament rupture treated by tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO), compared to those dogs that had been treated using the original cranial tibial wedge osteotomy (CTWO) procedure. Thirty-seven client-owned dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture were included in the study: 19 dogs underwent a TPLO procedure, and 18 dogs underwent a CTWO procedure. The study was retrospective, with the data being obtained from medical records and a review of radiographs. The long-term outcome was assessed by means of an owner questionnaire using a visual analogue scale. For the majority of factors that were reviewed, there was not a significant difference in outcome between the dogs that had a TPLO or those that had undergone a CTWO. All of the dogs showed a rapid return to weight bearing after surgery, and at the six week re-examination, the majority of the dogs did not have any pain on stifle palpation. They displayed a good stifle range of motion and significantly lower lameness scores than those prior to surgery. The complication rates did not differ between the procedures, however, within this small sample of dogs, complications following a CTWO were more likely to require revision surgery.

Keywords

Plateau levelling - tibia - osteotomy - cruciate
 

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