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- Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy in Dogs

- The dog will be anaesthetised. Antibiotics and painkillers will be administered at the same time.
- An incision will be made and the torn ends of the cranial cruciate ligament will be entirely removed.
- The medial and lateral meniscus cartilages will be examined for damage. In 50% of dogs there is damaged cartilage. If there is, it will be removed.
- A curved cut will be made in the top of the tibia bone to fit the tibial plateau.
- The tibial plateau is then rotated to a level of about 5 degrees.
- Plates and screws are then fitted to hold the tibial plateau in its new place.
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