tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30318492.post115157767215693071..comments2023-11-05T00:25:26.394-07:00Comments on Life of Miss Sunshade - The Vancouver SuperDALE: My TPLO surgeries - Information on Anterior Cruciate Ligament RuptureSunshadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04132727875670811990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30318492.post-64811050475039490702008-05-31T15:37:00.000-07:002008-05-31T15:37:00.000-07:00I am glad you had a good experience with TPLO, I h...I am glad you had a good experience with TPLO, I have not always heard the best of outcomes with this procedure. We opted to go with a traditional repair for our boy, Tucker, and he has also done great. Here is another good site for anyone looking for information about CCL repairs - http://dogkneeinjury.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30318492.post-3806125030858244672007-01-03T22:22:00.000-08:002007-01-03T22:22:00.000-08:00Hello Sunshade and Sunshade's Mom,
I am Little Be...Hello Sunshade and Sunshade's Mom,<br /><br />I am Little Bear's Mom and she has a ruptured CCL and perhaps a damaged meniscus. She injured it leaping to catch a ball after having injured it earlier in the year. Now I am in the process of choosing her treatment. <br /><br />Your site is wonderful in so many ways. One is all the information that you have provided about TPLO. <br /><br />Question #1: How was the 2nd plate removed and the cost? (There is an abstract at http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.67.7.1258 about research done to "determine the material properties of the TPLO plates and assess the soft tissue reaction adjacent to these plates in dogs that had undergone tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO)" with the following conclusions: "Results determined that new and retrieved TPLO plates were manufactured from 316L stainless steel and produced by a casting process, but not all plates met specifications for chemical composition of cast surgical implants (American Society for Testing Materials standard F745); tissues surrounding retrieved plates had evidence of adverse reactions, probably as a result of plate corrosion." So you probably made a wise choice in having the plates removed.)<br /><br />Question #2: Was the 2nd surgery on the other side also to the ACL?<br /><br />Thanks for all the info and for the great stories about Sunshade and you. Your devotion to each other is inspiring.<br /><br />XOXO, Jill<br />jillb44@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com