Incidence of transcortical tibial fractures with self-tapping and non-self-tapping screws in a canine TPLO model.

Objective: To compare the incidence of radiographically apparent transcortical diaphyseal tibial fractures between self-tapping screws (STS) and non-self-tapping screws (NSTS) in a canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) model.

Study Design: Case series.

Animals: Dogs (n = 106) that had TPLO.