Complications Associated with Corrective Surgery for Patellar Luxation in 109 Dogs

To review surgical techniques and postoperative complications associated with correction of patellar luxation in dogs. Retrospective study. Dogs (n=109) with patellar luxation (n=131). Medical records of dogs that had corrective surgery for patellar luxation were reviewed. Signalment, history, grade and direction of patellar luxation, operative technique and clinical outcomes were retrieved. Overall frequency of postoperative complications was 18%. Frequency of major (requiring revision surgery) complications was 13%. Frequency of patellar reluxation was 8%. Frequency of overall, major, and patellar reluxation complications was higher for dogs weighing >=20 kg compared with those