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Library: Article
Title: TTA and
Kyon Canine Hip Replacement Systems Conference In Boston
Date: 4/21/07
Detail: VSCD Doctors
at Boston Conference
TTA – On April 21, 2007 VSCD surgeon Dr. Gregory S. Marsolais
attended a Kyon conference in Boston in which the TTA and the
Kyon canine hip replacement systems were discussed intensely. This
very informative lecture consortium provided valuable insight
and ‘pearls’ for the veterinary surgeon undertaking
these highly technical procedures.
VSCD is pleased to have both doctors Kim R. Carlson and Gregory
S. Marsolais. Dr. Carlson trained under the highly respected
veterinary surgeon Randy Boudrieau at Tufts College of Veterinary
Medicine. During her training, Dr. Carlson was trained
extensively in the TTA methodology and few veterinary surgeons
on the west coast have performed as many TTA’s as her. Dr.
Carlson is available in our Berkeley offices to discuss your
pet’s TTA candidacy!
TTA for Cranial Cruciate Deficiency in Dogs (ie. Ruptured
ACL)
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA), a new surgical
method for treating dogs with deficient cranial cruciate ligament,
was developed at the U. of Zurich, by Dr. Slobodan Tepic and
Prof. Pierre Montavon (http://www.kyon.ch/), where most of
the first 150 cases were treated during ‘02/’03.
Early in 2004 the system was released into a controlled clinical
use by 20 surgeons in the US and as many in Europe and Asia.
TTA is currently practiced by over 300 surgeons.
About 15,000 dogs have been operated by now using the original
Kyon system. TTA – advancing tibial insertion of the patellar
ligament cranially by a predetermined amount so as to place the
ligament at 90 degrees to the tibial plateau with the knee extended
- leads to only a slight modification of the geometry of the
knee, yet it renders it stable throughout its functional range.
Morbidity of the method is low, facilitating a fast recovery
to function.
Recent research publication:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/....link
Dr. Marsolais studied under Dr. Jeff Peck at Affiliated Veterinary
Specialists in Florida (http://www.avsspecialists.com/)
and has a publication (in-press) on the Kyon canine hip replacement. Dr.
Peck is considered the North American ‘leader’ in
this hip replacement system, and we are very pleased that Dr.
Marsolais has brought that expertise to Northern California! Dr.
Marsolais is available in our Dublin/Tri-Valley facility to discuss
your dog’s candidacy for hip replacement!
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