{"id":754,"date":"2010-08-26T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2022-04-06T06:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:15:40","slug":"tto-surgery-dog-ligament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/tto-surgery-dog-ligament\/","title":{"rendered":"TTO Surgery for Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":" \n\n\n\n<p><strong>TTO = TPLO + TTA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_0570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_0570-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-940\" title=\"IMG_0570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_0570-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_0570-500x429.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/IMG_0570.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While still not very common in the US, the TTO is one technique available to repair a torn dog knee ACL ligament. The idea behind the TTO is to combine aspects of the TPLO and TTA to create a new angle within the injured knee joint. The goal of the TTO, or Triple Tibial Osteotomy, is to create a 90 degree angle between the tibial plateau and patellar tendon while the knee is extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a TTO CCL surgery a veterinarian will make three cuts (where the &#8220;triple&#8221; comes from) into the dog&#8217;s tibia.&nbsp; These three cuts into the tibia bone will allow the surgeon to then rotate the tibial plateau slightly (as they do in a TPLO), while moving the tibial tuberosity forward slightly (as is done in a TTA).&nbsp; When the adjustments have been made, the veterinarian will screw a metal plate directly onto the bone to hold the new position.&nbsp; After these cuts and bone angle changes are made the result is a 90 degree angle within the knee joint when the dog&#8217;s leg is in an extended position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the opinion of some veterinarians that the TTO is the best dog knee ligament surgery because it, in effect, molds the bone into a new shape.&nbsp; According to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vin.com\/proceedings\/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2007&amp;PID=18205&amp;O=Generic\">study done in New Zealand<\/a>, there is a very low incidence of implant failure associated with the TTO, with most patients experiencing good post operative results. &nbsp; Another benefit of this procedure, according to veterinarians, is that the TTO technique is relatively easy to learn.&nbsp; It does not require expensive instruments to perform, and the technique can be easily replicated on dogs of all sizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TTO = TPLO + TTA While still not very common in the US, the TTO is one technique available to repair a torn dog knee ACL ligament. The idea behind the TTO is to combine aspects of the TPLO and TTA to create a new angle within the injured knee joint. 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