Can you solve this puzzle?

By Kendra Freeman, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVS (Small Animal)

1 This apophysis typically closes, but at what age?

b) 11 months

2 The treatment of choice for displaced fractures is:

e) B or C

3 Removing the implants used to stabilize the fracture is necessary to avoid premature closure of the physis as the puppy continues to grow.

b) False¹

¹ Miller ZA, Cabrera SY, Mason D, Kass PH. Good clinical outcomes achieved in young dogs with tibial tuberosity avulsion fracture repairs when implants were left in situ past skeletal maturity. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2022 Sep 28;260(15):1941-1946