Acl Surgery Tplo - Looking For Recommendations For Specialists

[cavNrott]

Tazar do you think it's a good idea to pre-empt the other knee going and have TPLO done now instead of waiting for evidence of a partial rupture? I get it that you're concerned about arthritic changes but I think I would wait to see evidence of this before doing TPLO on a knee where the ligament is ok.

I don't understand the surgeon saying the less damage to the cruciate because the ligament itself isn't a feature of TPLO, it's about bones. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

It's good news to hear he's doing ok with his recovery.

This poor dog with osteoarthritis at only 3 years of age and poor you with all the associated worry.

[Tazar]

Hey CavNrott,

The specialist said that the osteo changes were the same in both legs and that when they damage the meniscus usually they have to open up the joint, depending on how big the tear is. This can compromise the knee overall so it is better to avoid opening the joint and do the surgery so that the meniscus and cruciate are still intact. My boy had a partial tear and they said if he is still lame at the end of this, they may need to go back in to open the joint and trim it up but this is not as big as the TPLO surgery.

He said that based on the X-ray/scans he would have no hesitation in going straight in and not to even bother going to my local vet, just book him straight in.

So this is what I am going on I guess....