The value of routine radiographic follow up in the postoperative management of canine medial patellar luxation.

Charlie BrincinDylan J L PayneJames GriersonPhilippa WoodWilliam P RobinsonVincenza S GiustinoJoseph O' SullivanFilipo PilatiStavros Karydas Ben KeeleySteve BrightDiego Bobis-Villagrá Stephen A Martin Imogen Schofield Matt Matiasovic

Published in: Veterinary surgery : VS (2023)

Dogs that were presented for routine follow up after unilateral MPL surgery without owner concerns, lameness, analgesic treatment or a history of unplanned visits, and for which examination by a surgical specialist was unremarkable, were unlikely to benefit from radiographs.

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clinical practice
minimally invasive
palliative care
patients undergoing
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surgical site infection