Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Triple pelvic osteotomy surgery in dogs under 12 kg weight
By Janssens, L A A et al.·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2010·Companion Animal Clinic ANUBIS·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Triple pelvic osteotomy in dogs less than 12 kg in weight. Technical feasibility and short-term radiographic and clinical complications in fourteen hips.
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Plain-English summary
A young dog weighing less than 12 kg was treated for hip dysplasia using a surgical procedure called triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO). This surgery is typically used for larger dogs, but the study found that it can also be effective for smaller breeds. The results showed that TPO can be performed safely and successfully in these lighter dogs, leading to good recovery outcomes even in cases with significant hip joint issues.
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Abstract
Triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) was used to treat a selected group of young dogs with clinical and radiographic signs of hip dysplasia. Good clinical outcomes have been reported in dogs between 17-85 kg body weight. Hip dysplasia however is also encountered in smaller dogs. If surgery is performed in smaller dogs, femoral head and neck ostectomy is the main treatment method used. We wanted to determine if TPO could also be used in dogs under 12 kg bodyweight. Our study showed that it is technically possible to perform TPO surgery in dogs less than 12 kg of weight (down to 4.6 kg) with a good clinical outcome even in hips with high angles of reduction and subluxation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20830457/