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The frequency of change in clinical recommendations was investigated, and associations between clinical variables, radiographic findings and postoperative recommendations were analysed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Routine follow\u2010up radiographs were performed at a mean of 6.5 (range: 4\u20138) weeks postoperatively. A change in postoperative management occurred in 26.9% (56\/208) of cases, which was attributed to clinician concerns, owner concern and\/or radiographic findings. Radiographic abnormalities that led to a change in management were identified in 18.3% (38\/208) of cases. Isolated radiographic abnormalities, defined as radiographic changes without concurrent clinical concerns, were identified in 3.85% (8\/208) of cases, resulting in changes to postoperative recommendations. Radiographs alone, or in combination with owner and clinician concerns, had a significant predictive effect on postoperative plan changes (odds ratio [OR]\u2009>999.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 155.18 to >999.99). Dogs that did not have unexpected revisits had significantly lower odds of a postoperative plan change (OR 0.022, 95% CI <0.01 to 0.53). Toy breed status, fracture location, open versus closed fracture type and owner concern were not associated with postoperative plan changes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>Follow\u2010up radiographs without clinician or owner concerns were not significantly lower than a prevalence of 5% (3.85%, 95% CI 1.76 to 7.43, P\u2009=\u20090.45) and significantly influenced the postoperative management. Although isolated radiographic findings were predictive of postoperative plan changes, these changes were not clinically significant unless accompanied by concurrent clinician or owner\u2010reported concerns. The low clinical significance of changes in these cases suggests that a more selective approach to postoperative radiography \u2013 guided by clinician examination \u2013 may represent a more effective alternative to routine, \u2018blanket\u2019 postoperative imaging protocols. 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