Objective To evaluate risk factors for complications, including meniscal injury and infection, after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs. Study design Retrospective case series. Animals Dogs (n = 1000; 1146 stifles) with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture that had TPLO. Methods Medical records (January 2004-March 2009) were reviewed for dogs operated sequentially by medial […]
Veterinary Medicine: Arthroscopy/veterinary
Radiographic and Arthroscopic Findings in the Elbow Joints of 263 Dogs with Medial Coronoid Disease
Objective To report clinical, radiographic, and arthroscopic findings in dogs with thoracic limb lameness attributed solely to disease of the medial aspect of the coronoid process (MCP) Study design Case series Animals Dogs (n=263) with MCP disease (MCD; 437 elbows) Methods Clinical records (January 2000-July 2006) and radiographs were reviewed and pertinent data recorded. Radiographic […]