RT Journal Article
T1 Short-term outcomes and complications of 65 cases of porous TTA with flange: a prospective clinical study in dogs
A1 Bernardi-Villavicencio, Cristina
A1 Jiménez Socorro, Antonio Nicolás
A1 Rojo Salvador, Concepción
A1 Robles Sanmartín, Javier Antonio
A1 Rodríguez Quirós, Jesús
AB Background: Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CrCLR) is the most common orthopaedic cause of lameness in the hind limb in dogs. Many surgical treatments have been described, but tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) is one of the most commonly used today. Since it was first described, TTA has evolved to reduce major complications and to arrest the progression of osteoarthrosis. The aim of this study was to assess a surgical technique called Porous TTA with flange prospectively. This study was performed in 61 dogs that underwent 65 Porous TTA with flange procedures, to validate it as an alternative CrCLR treatment. Complications and clinical outcomes (pain, lameness,weight bearing, flexion, extension, crepitation and atrophy) were reported over 3 months, i.e. at 3, 6 and 12 weeks postoperatively.Results: The results showed a positive clinical outcome, a minor complication rate of 47.69% at the first review 3 weeks postoperatively, 10.77% at the second one (6 weeks after the surgery) and 4% at the third one (at 12 weeks). Major complications were observed only at the last review, with one case that had an infection requiring implantremoval; this represented 1.5% of cases. Variables evaluated for a relationship with complication scores and improvement were body condition score, sex, age, breed, body weight, breed size, side of the affected limb, traumatic anamnesis and time of lameness before surgery. No relationship was detected.Conclusions: Clinical outcomes and complications show that Porous TTA with flange is an efficient alternative for surgical treatment of CrCLR in dogs.
PB BioMed Central. Springer Nature
YR 2020
FD 2020-08-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94383
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94383
LA eng
NO Bernardi-Villavicencio C, Jimenez-Socorro AN, Rojo-Salvador C, Robles-Sanmartin J, Rodriguez-Quiros J. Short-term outcomes and complications of 65 cases of porous TTA with flange: a prospective clinical study in dogs. BMC Vet Res. 2020 Aug 10;16(1):279.
NO Authors’ contributionsCB collected, analysed and interpreted data information, and wrote the manuscript. JRQ was the principal surgeon; he was involved in collecting and analysing data as well as revising the manuscript for intellectual content. ANJS and JRS were involved in surgeries, collecting and interpreting data and were contributors to manuscript preparation. CRS analysed and interpreted patient data and was a contributor to writing the manuscript. The authors read and approved the final manuscript for publication. They all agreed to participate.FundingNo funding was obtained for this study
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025