The purpose of this retrospective study of 171 dogs that underwent 193 tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) surgeries was to describe complications and owner satisfaction associated with the procedure. Complications occurred in 21 cases (11%). Subsequent meniscal tear was the most common complication (10/193, 5.2%). Increasing body weight (P=0.02–0.04) and small cage size (P=0.06) were significantly associated with postsurgical complications. Ninety-two percent of owners were satisfied with the outcome of the TTA procedure, but only 84% stated that they would be willing to have the procedure performed again. The authors concluded that TTA had a complication rate and owner satisfaction similar to other tibial osteotomies for the surgical correction of cranial cruciate ligament disease.
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July 01 2011
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement for Treatment of CrCL Injury: Complications and Owner Satisfaction
Ezra J. Steinberg, VMD, DACVS;
Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center, Allentown, PA (E.S.); Veterinary and Emergency Referral Group, Brooklyn, NY (R.P.); Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Langhorne, PA (K.P.); and Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (D.B.).
Correspondence: [email protected] (E.S.)
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Raymond G. Prata, DVM, DACVS;
Raymond G. Prata, DVM, DACVS
Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center, Allentown, PA (E.S.); Veterinary and Emergency Referral Group, Brooklyn, NY (R.P.); Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Langhorne, PA (K.P.); and Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (D.B.).
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Karen Palazzini, DVM;
Karen Palazzini, DVM
Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center, Allentown, PA (E.S.); Veterinary and Emergency Referral Group, Brooklyn, NY (R.P.); Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Langhorne, PA (K.P.); and Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (D.B.).
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Dorothy C. Brown, DVM, MSCE, ACVS
Dorothy C. Brown, DVM, MSCE, ACVS
Valley Central Veterinary Referral Center, Allentown, PA (E.S.); Veterinary and Emergency Referral Group, Brooklyn, NY (R.P.); Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Langhorne, PA (K.P.); and Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (D.B.).
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2011) 47 (4): 250–257.
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Ezra J. Steinberg, Raymond G. Prata, Karen Palazzini, Dorothy C. Brown; Tibial Tuberosity Advancement for Treatment of CrCL Injury: Complications and Owner Satisfaction. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 July 2011; 47 (4): 250–257. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5574
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