title: Canine total knee replacement: surgical technique and one-year outcome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a surgical technique for total knee replacement (TKR) in dogs with severe osteoarthritis (OA) and report 1-year outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective clinical case study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dogs (n=6) with severe stifle OA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preoperative and postoperative evaluations were compared after 6 dogs had TKR. Data gathered included radiographs, goniometric measures of passive range of motion, ground reaction forces, and girth measurements of the thigh before surgery and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stifle extension and excursion angles were significantly improved by 3 months after TKR. Mean peak vertical force and impulse were significantly improved by 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TKR is a viable treatment option for dogs with severe stifle OA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With continued refinement of surgical technique, instrumentation, and implants, TKR could become a reliable treatment for dogs with disabling, painful nonseptic stifle OA.
authors: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, TX 77027, USA. drliska@gcvs.com
authors: William D
authors: WD
authors: Liska
authors: Nancy D
authors: ND
authors: Doyle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001843:Bone Cements; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D013264:Stifle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements