Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves short-term limb use after canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy.

Objective: To determine the influence of postoperative extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on hind limb use after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).

Study Design: Randomized, prospective clinical trial.

Animals: Sixteen client-owned dogs, 2 to 10 years old weighing 18 to 75 kg.