title: Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the canine.
abstract: A new technique for correcting the cranial cruciate deficient stifle, the tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, is introduced by the author. The technique is described and illustrated. Clinical results of 394 cases are described.
authors.affiliation: Slocum Clinic, Eugene, Oregon.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Slocum
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Slocum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000662:veterinary; D012421:Rupture; D013264:Stifle / Q000502:physiology*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*