Comparison of Locking and Conventional Screws for Maintenance of Tibial Plateau Positioning and Biomechanical Stability After Locking Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Plate Fixation

Abstract

These results suggest that conventional screws and careful contouring of the TPLO plate can provide comparable mechanical stability to fixation with locking screws in the tibial plateau under load-sharing conditions, but potentially at the expense of osteotomy reduction.