Limb Amptutation and Cruciate Surgery

Question 1

What are the limb amptutation surgery considerations?

Answer 1

IVFT- rapid recovery, excessive blood loss cut from muscle
bandaging/ draining- prevents seoma formation
adapt to new gait
walking assisted

Question 2

What are the cruciate surgery considerations?

Answer 2

technique dependant
strict rest, careful activity return
multimodal analgesia- painful
TPLO, CCTWO, TTA x-rays during recovery
wound management

Question 3

WHat are the techniques of cruciate surgery?

Answer 3

tibil plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO)
cranial closing tibial wedge osteotomy (CCTWO)
tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA)