Comments on: TPLO Surgery Procedure http://dogkneeinjury.com/tplo-surgery-procedure/ Canine Cruciate Liagment - CCL Knee Injuries in Dogs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: TPLO Surgery Dogs for Torn Dog ACL | Dog Knee Injury http://dogkneeinjury.com/tplo-surgery-procedure/comment-page-1/#comment-6379 TPLO Surgery Dogs for Torn Dog ACL | Dog Knee Injury Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:37:50 +0000 http://dogkneeinjury.com/2008/tplo-surgery-procedure/#comment-6379 [...] TPLO stands for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy, which in simple english means that they are changing the bones of the knee joint to make them work in a different, more “level” manner.  The veterinary surgeon will start by making an incision in your dog’s injured leg, and the cut will be made down the length of the leg.  Through this incision the veterinarian will then access the injured acl (or ccl as it is more properly called in dogs) and begin by removing the severed, torn and/or ruptured ends of the ligament.  Once the cranial cruciate ligament damage has been removed, a cut is made in the top of the tibia.  Measurements are then taken and compared to those from the pre-op x-ray, and the tibial plateau is positioned to make the slope of the knee level.  A plate is then screwed into the top of the bone to allow the bone to heal in its new angular position; the metal plates can be removed later, although this involves another procedure.  To read more about this surgery click TPLO Surgery Procedure. [...] [...] TPLO stands for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy, which in simple english means that they are changing the bones of the knee joint to make them work in a different, more “level” manner.  The veterinary surgeon will start by making an incision in your dog’s injured leg, and the cut will be made down the length of the leg.  Through this incision the veterinarian will then access the injured acl (or ccl as it is more properly called in dogs) and begin by removing the severed, torn and/or ruptured ends of the ligament.  Once the cranial cruciate ligament damage has been removed, a cut is made in the top of the tibia.  Measurements are then taken and compared to those from the pre-op x-ray, and the tibial plateau is positioned to make the slope of the knee level.  A plate is then screwed into the top of the bone to allow the bone to heal in its new angular position; the metal plates can be removed later, although this involves another procedure.  To read more about this surgery click TPLO Surgery Procedure. [...]

]]> By: In the operation room right now… | Echo's Blog http://dogkneeinjury.com/tplo-surgery-procedure/comment-page-1/#comment-6155 In the operation room right now… | Echo's Blog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:27:36 +0000 http://dogkneeinjury.com/2008/tplo-surgery-procedure/#comment-6155 [...] is a day we haven’t been looking forward to as Echo will undergo either a TTA or TPLO surgery procedure on his right knee. This will be the third and the most difficult operation on his [...] [...] is a day we haven’t been looking forward to as Echo will undergo either a TTA or TPLO surgery procedure on his right knee. This will be the third and the most difficult operation on his [...]

]]> By: PJ http://dogkneeinjury.com/tplo-surgery-procedure/comment-page-1/#comment-3870 PJ Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:26:37 +0000 http://dogkneeinjury.com/2008/tplo-surgery-procedure/#comment-3870 Question: My surgeon says that he will want to take out the plate and screws after about 7 months as the bone heals completely, the dog can't get another torn cruciate ligament again on that back right knee, AND, that research shows that there is a greater risk of CANCER in the dog if we leave it in for life. Im worried about all of the above. Have you heard/read research (and can you send it to my email address?) that discusses the above? Is this something I should or shouldn't do? Any opinion??? Also, not that it matters, I have a PhD and can read and understand some heavy duty information. Thanks. PJ Question: My surgeon says that he will want to take out the plate and screws after about 7 months as the bone heals completely, the dog can’t get another torn cruciate ligament again on that back right knee, AND, that research shows that there is a greater risk of CANCER in the dog if we leave it in for life.

Im worried about all of the above. Have you heard/read research (and can you send it to my email address?) that discusses the above? Is this something I should or shouldn’t do? Any opinion??? Also, not that it matters, I have a PhD and can read and understand some heavy duty information.

Thanks.
PJ

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