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Data collected included signalment, concurrent orthopaedic disease, partial or complete HIF, surgeon, surgical approach, surgical technique and implant type, transcondylar screw angulation, postoperative complications and outcomes. Long-term outcome was assessed with owner questionnaire, orthopaedic examination and follow-up radiography. Statistical analysis was performed to identify risk factors predisposing to a complication or a poor outcome.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003Forty-seven dogs (57 elbows) met the inclusion criteria; long-term follow-up was available in 41 dogs (50 elbows). Minor and major medical complications were noted in seven and three elbows respectively. The total complication rate was 17.5%. Increasing age was significantly associated with a reduced risk of postoperative complications (p\u2009=\u20090.0051). No other risk factors were identified. A postoperative complication was not associated with a less than full outcome (p\u2009=\u20090.5698).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Transcondylar screw placement for HIF is associated with a low complication rate and good outcome.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0043-1777808","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,9]],"date-time":"2024-01-09T00:03:25Z","timestamp":1704758605000},"page":"206-212","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Long-Term Outcome and Complications after Transcondylar Screw Placement for Canine Humeral Intracondylar Fissure"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"37","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0215-4997","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Low","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"frank. Pet Surgeons., Leeds, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Victoria","family":"Hutchings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"frank. 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