Comparison of Two Preoperative Radiographic Methods for Assessing Tibial Tuberosity Advancement to Achieve a Postoperative Patella Tendon Angle of 90° in Dogs

Autor: Federica Aragosa, Giovanni Della Valle, Chiara Caterino, Barbara Lamagna, Sara Buonocore, Francesco Lamagna, Gerardo Fatone
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Animals, Vol 13, Iss 14, p 2310 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani13142310
Popis: Previous studies have suggested that the preoperative methods used to plan tibial tuberosity advancement in dogs may result in under-advancement. Therefore, this cadaveric study compared the effectiveness of the common tangent method and the tibial-anatomy-based method for achieving a target patellar tendon angle (PTA) of 90° after the modified Maquet procedure. Twenty stifle joints of mesomorphic dogs were randomly assigned to the two measurement methods. Radiographs taken in the mediolateral projection were used to measure tibial tuberosity advancement, and the wedge size was selected accordingly. For each surgical procedure, a custom-made three-dimensional wedge matched to an OrthoFoam wedge was used as a spacer. Postoperative radiographs were used to measure the PTA and to evaluate the position of the wedge. The measured advancement was not significantly different between the two methods. For 60% of the cases, the advancement measured using the common tangent method was
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