Sentences with phrase «tibial crest transposition»

A range of surgical procedures are used to correct patellar luxation, they involve deepening the groove (sulcoplasty or trochleoplasty), tightening the joint capsule on the luxating side (joint capsule imbrication) or loosening the joint capsule or the non-luxating side (desmotomy) and moving the tibial crest to straighten the patellar ligament (tibial crest transposition).

If you are unsure if your pet's knee requires bone rotation for alignment (medically called «tibial crest transposition»), you can ask your veterinarian if they can palpate the alignment of the tibial crest or take an x-ray with the knees perfectly straight up and down to see if the bones are aligned.

Determine if tibial crest transposition is indicated and to perform the procedure (including a few tricks not shown in any textbooks!).

The three common surgical procedures are described as follows; Tibial Crest Transposition (TCT).

If that will not be sufficient, the surgeon may move the point where the patella's ligament attaches to the tibia (tibial crest transposition).

Grade 4 luxations require cutting and moving of bone (tibial crest transpositions).