Knee

CCL surgical technique did not affect subsequent meniscal tear rate or mid-term or long-term functional outcomes, whereas diagnosis and treatment of concurrent meniscal tears did significantly affect both

Single-session bilateral surgery could be offered for dogs with bilateral MPL with complication rates and function of operated limbs similar to unilateral surgery.

Extracapsular stabilization and TPLO are the most commonly employed surgical procedures in the surveyed population; dog size and activity level (but not age) are the major factors influencing treatment decisions.

A protocol derived from computed tomography multiplanar reconstructions of canine hindlimbs was repeatable and reproducible for assessing the femoral and tibial alignment of dogs.

Double-loop double-crimp configurations are mechanically superior to other previously described configurations for extracapsular stabilization of the cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifle.

To assess the influence of locking plate and screw implants on postoperative infection rate in dogs >50 kg undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).

To investigate the use of K-wires as alignment aids for cranial closing wedgeostectomy (CCWO) and evaluate their effect on osteotomy accuracy and angular/rotational alignment.

Only 7% of the complications were considered major and required additional surgical intervention, while 52% did not require treatment. Short-term complications should not dissuade an experienced surgeon from performing the TPLO procedure in small- and medium-sized dogs.