Bernardi-Villavicencio, CristinaJiménez Socorro, Antonio NicolásRojo Salvador, ConcepciónRobles Sanmartín, Javier AntonioRodríguez Quirós, Jesús2024-01-222024-01-222020-08-10Bernardi-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):279.10.1186/s12917-020-02469-2https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94383Authors’ contributions CB 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. Funding No funding was obtained for this studyBackground: 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 implant removal; 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.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1746-6148https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-02469-2PMC7418395open access636.0961636.09:658636.045Cranial cruciate ligament ruptureTibial tuberosity advancementStiflePorousDogsCiencias BiomédicasVeterinariaAnimales de compañíaClínicas y hospitales veterinarios31 Ciencias Agrarias3109 Ciencias Veterinarias3109.10 Cirugía