5.13.2020 Ten Troubling Truths about the TPLO (Tibial Plateau-Leveling Osteotomy) CuraCore.org/VET

10 TROUBLING TRUTHS ABOUT THE TPLO SPELLS "TRAGIC TPLO" T = Trauma (to the dog's tissues) R = Reward (financial, for the surgeon) A = Anatomy (unattended to myofascial dysfunction as the actual diagnosis of pain) G = "Gold" Standard (as claimed by surgeons, to assure that clients choose this first) I = Infection and Inflammation (which tend to plague the surgical site all too often) C = Complications (many are severe and long-lasting and might require more surgery) T= TPLO #2 (which people may be told to start saving for, in order to do the second one, either on the other limb or for complications and more surgery for the same leg) P = Pain (acute and chronic, perhaps lifelong) L = Lameness (the limb is never the same after surgical revision to the plateau) O = Osteosarcoma (bone cancer, at 40 times higher risk than with no TPLO) The future of medicine is scientific, integrative, and proactive, reducing reliance on pharmaceuticals and highly invasive procedures. Join Dr. Narda Robinson, an osteopathic physician, veterinarian, and lifelong educator in medical and veterinary integrative approaches. Thinking about putting your dog through a TPLO procedure due to a pelvic limb lameness — which may or may not be from a cruciate ligament injury? In this webinar, Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA, presents ten facts that may or may not be disclosed to the client prior to surgery, as well as options to consider INSTEAD of this highly invasive procedure. Did the surgeon try to pressure you into agreeing to the procedure by saying that EXTREME amounts of arthritis will form if you don't consent? This is not supported by evidence. Arthritis results with and without surgery. Sometimes it's worse after a TPLO, and then there are all the complications that TPLO can cause in the short and long term. Questions about CuraCore VET and the science-based integrative courses we teach? Visit CuraCore.org or contact us at [email protected].