ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025
Monofilament anti-rotational suture combined with TPLO to prevent pivot shift: surgical technique and novel TPLO plate design.
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- Zlig ligament reconstruction versus tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs: a prospective controlled study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
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Objectives: To identify dogs at risk of developing pivot-shift (PS) following tibial-plateau-leveling-osteotomy (TPLO) using a rotational-instability-test (RI-test), describe a combination of a monofilament anti-rotational suture (ARS) with TPLO and assess this technique for feasibility, compare post-operative PS-incidence in dogs receiving a standard TPLO (TPLO-only) or a TPLO with ARS (TPLO+ARS), and design a novel TPLO-plate facilitating ARS-anchoring (TPLO/ARS-plate). Study design: In this clinical pilot trial on 85 client-owned dogs and instrumentation design study, the RI-test and ARS-placement-technique were described and performed. Reporting included: anesthesia and surgery times, bone-healing, post-TPLO-PS-incidence, follow-up and complications. Significance was set as Results: Between TPLO-only ( Conclusion: Post-TPLO-PS might be reduced following ARS placement. Additional studies are indicated to validate and refine the RI-test and assess the novel TPLO/ARS-plate in the clinical setting.
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