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Tibial wedge ostectomy: complications of 300 surgical procedures
Author(s) -
Kuan S,
Smith B,
Black A
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00482.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ostectomy , surgery , cruciate ligament , orthopedic surgery , anterior cruciate ligament
Background Tibial wedge ostectomy (TWO) is a surgical procedure that aims to give functional stability during weight‐bearing in a hindlimb with cranial cruciate ligament deficiency, by reducing the slope of the tibial plateau angle. Procedure Advantages of the TWO surgery are that it does not require dedicated equipment and can be performed in young dogs prior to closure of the physis. However, it is a technically demanding procedure and the potential for complications is high. Results In this retrospective review of 249 dogs that had unilateral and 51 that had bilateral TWO surgery, the overall complication rate was 31.7% (95/300) and the rate of revision surgery was considerable (37 cases or 12.33%). Conclusions The most important clinical complications were postoperative medial meniscal tears, tibial fractures and implant failures, necessitating repeat surgery.