The ALPS^® TPLO system offers surgeons a simple, robust, biological, titanium solution for all patients requiring a TPLO surgery.

The ALPS^® TPLO plate is an integral part of the ALPS^® Product Range. The minimal contact design of the plate underside and preferred use of monocortical KLS^™ screws minimize vascular damage, accelerate healing and reduce infection risk.

KYON ALPS^® TPLO gives surgeons advantages in and out of the operating room. The contoured shape and consistent locking mechanism make surgical application convenient and routine. Biocompatible materials and design protect against infection, which remains the most common complication associated with conventional stainless steel locking plates.

ALPS^® TPLO offers the following benefits:

Eliminates intra-operative contouring. With eight sizes for toy to giant breeds, the novel plate shape is optimized to match the TPLO construct and anatomy.

Low profile and smooth transitions improve comfort beneath the skin, ideal for sensitive patients with minimal soft tissue cover.

Manufactured from titanium alloys for supreme biocompatibility and strength, plates have a  22% stronger construct strength than competitors’ stainless steel locking plates [1].

Compression across the osteotomy is optional, performed using a custom drill sleeve and designated compression hole.

KLS^™, featuring a novel thread shape and locking mechanism, are used across the ALPS Product Range. KLS^™ screws can be used bicortically or monocortically.

[1] Seath Bleakley, Biomechanical Comparison of TPLO Performed With a Novel Titanium Locking Plate versus an Established Stainless Steel Locking Plate,
Presented at KYON Symposium 2019, Boston, USA

Principles

The main design objective

• Minimize vascular damage to both periosteum and endosteum
• Easy to use during the procedure
• Use of biocompatible titanium and titanium alloys

Vascular damage is minimal because:

• The underside of ALPS plates allows for for minimal contact with the bone, reducing compression of periosteal blood vessels
• The endosteal blood supply is spared through the preferred use of locking, monocortical screws. Drilling depth is controlled with a drill stop limiting vascular damage within the medullary canal.

The plate is easy to use because:

• The novel plate shape is optimized to match the TPLO construct and anatomy
• A wide range of sizes allow the use in toy to giant breeds
• Low profile and smooth transitions allow easy coverage with minimal soft tissue.

• ALPS^® Product Range uses only titanium or titanium alloys for all of its implants

  • Titanium and titanium alloys allow bone and soft tissue to make a close, adhering contact at the interfaces, preventing formation of a fluid-filled gap – a major risk for seeding and spread of infection
  • They offer superior mechanical properties with a favorable tradeoff between ductility and strength.

  The cutting edge manufacturing technologies used by KYON suppliers to produce the implants and instruments of the ALPS^® Product Range hallow us to provide veterinary surgeons with the most advanced yet affordable plating system available.

Technical Specifications

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CATALOG

Publications

Boudrieau RJ¹.
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy or tibial tuberosity advancement?
Vet Surg. 2009 Jan;38(1):1-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00439.x.
¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. randy.boudrieau@tufts.edu

Arnoczky SP, Marshall JL.
The cruciate ligaments of the canine stifle: an anatomical and functional analysis.
Am J Vet Res. 1977 Nov;38(11):1807-14.

Slocum B¹, Slocum TD.
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the canine.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1993 Jul;23(4):777-95.
¹Slocum Clinic, Eugene, Oregon.

Warzee CC¹, Dejardin LM, Arnoczky SP, Perry RL.
Effect of tibial plateau leveling on cranial and caudal tibial thrusts in canine cranial cruciate-deficient stifles: an in vitro experimental study.
Vet Surg. 2001 May-Jun;30(3):278-86.
¹Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1314, USA.

Reif U¹, Hulse DA, Hauptman JG.
Effect of tibial plateau leveling on stability of the canine cranial cruciate-deficient stifle joint: an in vitro study.
Vet Surg. 2002 Mar-Apr;31(2):147-54.
¹Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA.

Moore KW¹, Read RA.
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the dog–a retrospective study comparing surgical techniques.
Aust Vet J. 1995 Aug;72(8):281-5.
¹School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia.

Korvick DL¹, Johnson AL, Schaeffer DJ.
Surgeons’ preferences in treating cranial cruciate ligament ruptures in dogs
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Nov 1;205(9):1318-24.
¹Department of Laboratory Animal Resources, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7859.

Conzemius MG¹, Evans RB, Besancon MF, et al.
Effect of surgical technique on limb function after surgery for rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament in dogs.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Jan 15;226(2):232-6.
¹Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.

Giffin JR¹, Vogrin TM, Zantop T, Woo SL, Harner CD.
Effect of combined axial compressive and anterior tibial loads on in situ forces in the anterior cruciate ligament: a porcine study.
J Orthop Res. 1998 Jan;16(1):122-7.
¹Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.

Nisell R, Ericson MO, Nemeth G, et al.
Cranial tibial wedge osteotomy: a technique for eliminating cranial tibial thrust in cranial cruciate ligament repair.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1984 Mar 1;184(5):564-9.

Nisell R, Németh G, Ohlsén H.
The importance of quadriceps and hamstring muscle loading on knee kinematics and in-situ forces in the ACL.
J Biomech. 1999 Apr;32(4):395-400.
¹Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. gli@obl.bidmc.harvard.edu

Nisell R.
Complications with and owner assessment of the outcome of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs: 193 cases (1997-2001).
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003 Jun 15;222(12):1726-32.
¹Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.

Pacchiana PD¹, Morris E, Gillings SL, et al.
Complications associated with 696 tibial plateau leveling osteotomies (2001-2003)
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2006 Jan-Feb;42(1):44-50.
¹Veterinary Specialty Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240, USA.

Shahar R, Milgram J.
Biomechanics of tibial plateau leveling
of the canine cruciate-deficient stifle joint: a theoretical
model.
Vet Surg 35:144–149, 2006

Pozzi A¹, Litzky AS, Field J, et al.
Pressure distributions on
the medial tibial plateau after medial meniscal surgery and
tibial plateau levelling osteotomy in dogs.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 21:8–14, 2008
¹Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA. pozzi.5@osu.edu

Pozzi A¹, Kowaleski MP, Apelt D, et al.
Effect of medial meniscal release on tibial translation after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy.
Vet Surg. 2006 Jul;35(5):486-94.
¹Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA. pozzi.5@osu.edu

Kowaleski MP¹, Apelt D, Mattoon JS, Litsky AS.
The effect of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy position on cranial tibial subluxation: an in vitro study.
Vet Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug;34(4):332-6.
¹Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. kowaleski.6@osu.edu

Kowaleski MP, McCarthy RJ>
Geometric analysis evaluating the effect of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy position on postoperative tibial plateau slope.
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 17:30–34, 2004.

Wheeler JL¹, Cross AR, Gingrich W.
In vitro effects of osteotomy angle and osteotomy reduction on tibial angulation and rotation during the tibial plateau-leveling osteotomy procedure.
Vet Surg. 2003 Jul-Aug;32(4):371-7.
¹Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

Talaat MB¹, Kowaleski MP, Boudrieau RJ.
Combination tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and cranial closing wedge osteotomy of the tibia for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifles with excessive tibial plateau angle.
Vet Surg. 2006 Dec;35(8):729-39.
¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA.

Kim SE¹, Pozzi A, Banks SA, et al.
Effect of Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy on Femorotibial Contact Mechanics and Stifle Kinematics
Vet Surg. 2009 Jan;38(1):23-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00470.x.
¹Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

Carey K¹, Aiken SW, DiResta GR, et al.
Radiographic and clinical changes of the patellar tendon after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy 94 cases (2000-2003).
Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2005;18(4):235-42.
¹Dept. of Surgery, The Animal Medical Centre, New York, NY, USA kimingel@yahoo.com

Robinson DA¹, Mason DR, Evans R, et al.
The effect of tibial plateau angle on ground reaction forces 4-17 months after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in Labrador Retrievers.
Vet Surg. 2006 Apr;35(3):294-9.
¹Veterinary Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.

Lee JY¹, Kim G, Kim JH, et al.
Kinematic gait analysis of the hind limb after tibial plateau levelling osteotomy and cranial tibial wedge osteotomy in ten dogs.
J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med. 2007 Dec;54(10):579-84.
¹Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju 361-763, Korea.