Correction of Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle and Limb Shortening in a Juvenile Dog Using a Hinged Circular Fixator Construct and Distraction Osteogenesis

<div>A sequence of lateral postoperative radiographs of the dog’s left pelvic limb which were obtained immediately following placement of the fixator (a), 19 days following surgery, at the termination of distraction (b), 6 weeks following surgery (c), and 12 months following surgery at the time of the final long-term follow-up evaluation (d).</div>

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Figure 5: Correction of Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle and Limb Shortening in a Juvenile Dog Using a Hinged Circular Fixator Construct and Distraction Osteogenesis 

Figure 5 | Correction of Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle and Limb Shortening in a Juvenile Dog Using a Hinged Circular Fixator Construct and Distraction Osteogenesis 