Uso da osteotomia niveladora do platô tibial no tratamento da insuficiência do ligamento cruzado cranial em cão: relato de caso.

Abstract

One of the most common causes of lameness in dogs is the rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), a structure responsible for nullifying the tibial shear force, limiting the cranial translation and medial rotation of the tibia. Among the various protocols for treating this disease, we find conservative treatments, as well as extra/intracapsular surgical techniques and osteotomies, the choice of which is based on the evaluation of the angle of the tibial plateau and the surgeon's preference. This study aims to report the use of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) as a correction of cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCRL) in patients attended by the clinical-surgical sector of the Veterinary Hospital of Uberlândia (HOVET-UFU). At the end of the study, it was possible to conclude that the procedure proved to be effective in the treatment of claudication, as a result of adjusting the angle of the tibial plateau, in order to prevent the cranial projection of the femur in relation to the tibia in the affected patients.