Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Aquivet, Eysines, France.
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 12;17(8):e0272555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272555. eCollection 2022.
To evaluate long-term outcome using the BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve® plate in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease (CrCLd) treated by tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).
Retrospective case study.
Dogs (n = 323, 337 stifles).
Medical records were searched for dogs presented with CrCLd and treated by TPLO with the BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve® plate for 3.5 mm screws between March 2018 and December 2020. Tibial plateau angles (TPA) were measured on preoperative, postoperative, and follow-up radiographs. Changes in TPA between postoperative and follow-up radiographs (ModTPA) were calculated. Radiographic bone healing was scored. Complications were evaluated. Surgical site infections (SSI) were compared to a control group of dogs treated with the Synthes™ TPLO plate between January and December 2017. Owners of both groups were contacted by telephone at least 1 year postoperatively.
The BioMedtrix™ group was composed of 237 dogs (248 stifles), the control group was composed of 86 dogs (89 stifles). In the BioMedtrix™ group, radiographic follow-up was performed at a median of 48 days. Average ModTPA was 1.2°. Bone healing was graded as complete, good, poor, and none in 18%, 62%, 20%, and 0%, respectively. At a median of 786 days postoperatively, minor and major postoperative complications were observed in 6 (2.4%) and 32 (12.9%) cases in this group, respectively. During the first year following the surgery, 23 (9.3%) and 12 (13.5%) cases suffered a SSI, of which 12 (4.8%) and 7 (7.9%) had their implant explanted in the BioMedtrix™ group and the control group, respectively. There was no significant difference between groups for SSI and implant explantations (p = 0.31 and p = 0.29, respectively).
The BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve® plate provided a reliable fixation system for osteotomy healing after TPLO. Bone healing and long-term complication rates were similar to previous studies using other implants. SSI rates were similar between the BioMedtrix™ group and the control group. The antimicrobial HyProtect® coating of the plate did not reduce SSI in this study.
The BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve® plate can be safely used for TPLO. The value of the antimicrobial HyProtect® coating of the plate may be questioned, as SSI rate was not lower in this study compared to the control group or previous reports.
评估使用 BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve®板治疗前十字韧带断裂(CrCLd)的犬胫骨平台抬高截骨术(TPLO)的长期结果。
回顾性病例研究。
狗(n = 323,337 个膝关节)。
检索 2018 年 3 月至 2020 年 12 月间因 CrCLd 接受 BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve®板治疗的犬的医疗记录。术前、术后和随访 X 线片上测量胫骨平台角度(TPA)。计算术后和随访 X 线片之间 TPA 的变化(ModTPA)。对 X 线片骨愈合进行评分。评估并发症。比较 2017 年 1 月至 12 月接受 Synthes™ TPLO 板治疗的对照组的手术部位感染(SSI)。两组的主人在术后至少 1 年通过电话联系。
BioMedtrix™组由 237 只狗(248 个膝关节)组成,对照组由 86 只狗(89 个膝关节)组成。在 BioMedtrix™组中,术后 X 线片随访中位数为 48 天。平均 ModTPA 为 1.2°。骨愈合分别评为完全、良好、差和无愈合,分别为 18%、62%、20%和 0%。术后中位数 786 天,该组分别有 6 例(2.4%)和 32 例(12.9%)出现轻微和严重的术后并发症。在术后第一年,BioMedtrix™组和对照组分别有 23 例(9.3%)和 12 例(13.5%)发生 SSI,其中 BioMedtrix™组和对照组分别有 12 例(4.8%)和 7 例(7.9%)的植入物被取出。两组 SSI 和植入物取出的发生率无统计学差异(p = 0.31 和 p = 0.29)。
BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve®板为 TPLO 后骨切开愈合提供了可靠的固定系统。骨愈合和长期并发症发生率与以往使用其他植入物的研究相似。与对照组相比,BioMedtrix™组的 SSI 发生率没有差异。该板的抗菌 HyProtect®涂层并没有降低本研究中的 SSI。
BioMedtrix™ TPLO Curve®板可安全用于 TPLO。该板的抗菌 HyProtect®涂层的价值可能值得质疑,因为与对照组或以往报告相比,本研究中的 SSI 发生率并没有更低。