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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 43:93-98 (2007)
© 2007 American Animal Hospital Association

Tibial Plateau Symmetry and the Effect of Osteophytosis on Tibial Plateau Angle Measurements

Matthew John Ritter, DVM, Ruby L. Perry, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR, N. Bari Olivier, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, Sun Young Kim, DVM, MS and Loic M. Dejardin, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

From the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Ritter, Perry, Olivier, Dejardin), Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 and the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Kim), University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616-8747.

A novel technique was developed to estimate the caudal medial tibial plateau landmark in the face of osteophytosis to improve accuracy in tibial plateau angle measurements. Using this technique, tibial plateau angles were evaluated in 31 normal dogs before and 8 months after right cranial cruciate ligament transection. There was no significant difference in mean tibial plateau angle before or after induction of osteophytosis. Additionally, it was determined that 90% of dogs had a difference of =2° between right and left tibial plateau angles, which was considered symmetrical.






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