Comments on: Extracapsular Imbrication Surgery, Traditional Repair Procedure

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:25:30 +0000

I have experienced this situation with a couple of my own dogs. My 1st Rottweiler had both knees done with this surgery and she was 14 when she died of old age. I noticed no problems with her knee surgeries. I have a new 18 month old Rottwieler with one knee done using this procedure. We are scheduling her 2nd knee later this week. My vet said he would not advise using it on our English Mastiff but we have good experience with our very active Rottwielers. The cost is about 1/3 of a TTA or TPLO in the Central, Ohio area.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:50:46 +0000

Just read your post and it sounds like we are going down that same path. We are presently trying conservative management but just in case I am checking into surgery options and it seems as if I am leaning towards the extracapsular repair too. Any advice for me? We live in NJ. Thanks

By: Hogan

Hogan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:36:15 +0000

My 8 yo Brittany has a partial CCL tear from an injury incurred 6 months ago. She weighs 38 pounds. Conservative management seemed to do the trick initially, and we were still restricting her walks to leash-only at 3 months when she re-injured it. She has again been diagnosed with partial tear and positive drawer test and we feel we should do surgery.

TPLO is always regarding large dogs on this site, so I’m thinking it’s overkill for a 38-pound dog. My preference is to go with extracapsular repair, given the lower risk for complications, less invasive procedure, and lower cost. However, the TPLO vets we’ve seen are adamant that their method is better. Has anyone had enlightening advice from a vet on choosing a method for a 38 pound high strung dog?

Thanks!

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By: admin

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:48:01 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out Paul – it looks like UPenn Vet has taken down the article. There is a new link directing you to a study which references the UPenn article.

By: Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:43:06 +0000

I am unable to link to the pen state article referred to above.