Sentences with phrase «plateau angle»

Duerr FM, Duncan CG, Savicky RS, Park RD, Egger EL, et al. (2007) Risk factors for excessive tibial plateau angle in large - breed dogs with cranial cruciate disease.

He published one of the first peer - reviewed papers on tibial plateau angles in dogs, Comparison of Tibial Plateau Angle in Dogs with and without Cranial Cruciate Injuries (Journal of Veterinary Medicine Volume 218, No. 3, February 1, 2001).

Dogs» tibial plateau angles vary from around 20 to over 60 degrees, with a back - of - the - envelope average of 24 to 28 degrees in most of my tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) patients.

However, in a study of 150 dogs published in 2008, researchers found that there was no evidence that the a pet's TPA (tibia plateau angle) predicted the rupture of the second knee cruciate in dogs.

One research study indicated that dogs that had a postop tibial plateau angle between 2 and 14 degrees clinically did very well.

As you can see in the radiographs, the tibial plateau angle after surgery is nearly horizontal, compared to the significant slope prior to surgery.

Also, dogs that have an abnormally steep tibial plateau angles do betyter with the TPLO.

I believe the Tightrope is an acceptable alternative for even large dogs when financial constraints prohibit the TPLO procedure, although the chances of having a less - than - ideal outcome are higher the bigger the dog gets, the more active he is, or the steeper the tibial plateau angle gets.

With regard to joint disorders affected by neutering, one study documents a 3-fold increase in excessive tibial plateau angle — a known risk factor for development of CCL — in large dogs [14].

The human tibial plateau angle is somewhere around 7 degrees.

This model allows noninvasive visualization and analysis of stifle biomechanics, simulates the intact and CRCL - deficient stifle, and was utilized to investigate anatomical characteristics and biomechanical parameters, such as ligament stiffness and tibial plateau angle to gain an understanding of their role in producing CrCL deficiency.

The TTA is less invasive but does not address dogs with very steep tibial plateau angles or very large / very small dogs)

The TPLO does not replace or approximate the damaged CCL, but it drastically reduces the need for it by correcting the tibial plateau angle.

The angle of the hill is the tibial plateau angle and if this angle is eliminated (or nearly eliminated) the excessive force on the rope (CCL) and other critical parts of the knee (e.g. meniscus) joint is eliminated or greatly reduced.

The bigger your dog is, the more active he is, or the steeper the tibial plateau angle, the more strongly I recommend TPLO.

The TPLO procedure essentially flattens the tibial plateau angle to eliminate these damaging forces in the knee.