The plates for the TPLO technique are used in the veterinary orthopedic field for the leveling osteotomy of the tibial plateau in dogs.<\/p>\n
\nThis type of TPLO plate is created for the treatment of the cruciate ligament of our four-legged friends which is a widespread disease among dogs.<\/p>\n
In fact, unlike humans, – where the fracture of the cruciate ligament is generally associated with direct trauma with hyperextension of the knee – this is not always the case in dogs. Indeed it is no very often due to this.<\/p>\n
It is much more likely to occur during normal activity, with no obvious cause.<\/p>\n
It is equally true that it is very often a combination of factors that leads to the fracture of the cruciate ligament in dogs.\n<\/p>\n
\n● individual predisposition<\/p>\n
● the race<\/p>\n
● overweight<\/p>\n
● the morphology of the knee<\/p>\n
In the past starting from the 1960s, various surgical techniques have been proposed for the surgical treatment of this injury,<\/p>\n
The results were unfortunately highly variable and often unsatisfactory. It is thanks to the American surgeon, Barclay Slocum, who invented a new surgical technique called TPLO in the early 1990s, that the positive results have increased exponentially.<\/p>\n
The osteotomy is stabilized with a special TPLO plate (see cover image) by osteosynthesis to allow bone consolidation.<\/p>\n
Another great advantage of this surgical technique is that the surgery is performed in day hospital.<\/p>\n
As regards the convalescence of our faithful friend, there is also good news. In fact, there is only the need to keep him on a leash for a couple of months, when he is taken outside.<\/p>\n
This plate, like the others made by our company, follows a very rigorous production process to provide a product that is both qualitative and performing at the highest levels.<\/p>\n The plates for the TPLO technique are used in the veterinary orthopedic field for the leveling osteotomy of the tibial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-en"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"inline_741_http:\/\/legheleggere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TPLO-production-300x176.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/legheleggere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TPLO-production-300x176.jpg\")