Rock back phenomenon in 32 dogs that underwent tibial plateau levelling osteotomy

Rock back phenomenon in 32 dogs that underwent tibial plateau levelling osteotomy

The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative temporal changes in the tibial plateau angle (TPA) after a tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs. The TPA of thirty-two dogs were measured before surgery (TPA1), immediately after the TPLO (TPA2), and later at the healing of the ost...

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Published in:Veterinární medicína Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 58 - 65
Main Authors: Souza, ES, Minto, BW, Sales Luis, JP, Nobile, M, Lins, BT, Lucena, DVF, Gouveia, MCP, Dias, LGGG
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01-01-2021
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Subjects:
Biomedical materials
Body weight
Bone healing
cranial cruciate ligament
Dogs
Evaluation
Healing
Knee
Leveling
orthopaedic surgery
Osteotomy
Plateaus
postoperative complication
Rocks
Statistics
Surgery
tpa
tplo
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative temporal changes in the tibial plateau angle (TPA) after a tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs. The TPA of thirty-two dogs were measured before surgery (TPA1), immediately after the TPLO (TPA2), and later at the healing of the osteotomy site (TPA3). Three observers carried out three TPA measurements for each patient at the time of the evaluation. TPA changes were observed over the bone healing (2.05 ± 3.05°); however, no statistical significance was noted when comparing TPA3 and TPA1. There were no statistical differences in the inter-observer measurements among TPA1, TPA2, and TPA3 (P > 0.05). The comparison between the preoperative TPA1 and the rock back showed a low positive correlation (S = 4 735.9, P = 0.471 5, r = 0.131 976 9). There was also a low positive correlation between the body weight (kg) and the change in the TPA during the bone healing (S = 4 581.8, P = 0.381, r = 0.160 234 7). Although changes in the TPA have been observed over the time of the bone healing, they were not influenced by the preoperative and postoperative TPA, or by the body weight. The magnitude of the variation in the TPA is not determined by the previous inclination or by the degree of rotation in the plateau.
ISSN:0375-8427
1805-9392
DOI:10.17221/128/2020-VETMED