Avaliação clínica em cães com ruptura do ligamento cruzado cranial submetidos à osteotomia niveladora do platô tibial, associada ou não a liberação meniscal, ou hemimeniscectomia do corno caudal medial

• Autor(a) principal: Gabardo, Denise de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/698
• topic: Claudicação; Menisco; Osteotomia corretiva; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::ZOOTECNIA

Several techniques have been proposed for stabilization of the cranial cruciate insufficient stifle in dogs, and corrective osteotomies are intended to neutralize cranial tibial thrust. Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) is an innovative surgical technique currently used by several veterinary surgeons. Thirty dogs with a clinical diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament rupture undergoing TPLO were divided into three groups according to meniscal integrity and surgery. GI dogs underwent TPLO alone, GII dogs underwent TPLO and meniscal release, and GIII dogs underwent TPLO and caudal pole hemimeniscetomy. Variables studied included lameness score, tibial compression test, maximal degree of extension, flexion and range of motion and thigh girth; variables were determined before surgery and at 10, 30, 60 and 360 days after surgery. Mean age was 4,5 ± 1,5 years for GI; 5,1 ± 0,9 years for GII e 5,8 ± 1,3 years for GIII; mean body weight in GI was 40,57 ± 12,1 kg, in GII it was 36,87 ± 6,4 kg and in GIII it was 39,72 ± 7,7 kg. A significant improvement was observed for lameness and tibial compression test scores immediately after surgery in all three groups, however there was no differences among groups. No other significant difference was observed for any of the variables studied.