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However, long\u2010term follow\u2010up results of this procedure have not previously been reported.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To evaluate the long\u2010term resolution of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UFP<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      following\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MPLS<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      and provide information on complications and recurrence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective case series.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data were collected from horses that underwent\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MPLS<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      between 1999 and 2013. All cases had a confirmed diagnosis of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UFP<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      that had not responded to conservative therapy. Data were collected from medical records, including follow\u2010up visits and through telephone conversations with the owner, trainer or referring veterinarian.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 85 horses were included. Fifty\u2010eight horses (68%) had surgery under general anaesthesia in dorsal recumbency, while 27 horses (32%) underwent standing surgery and 97.6% had complete resolution of the\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UFP<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      immediately after surgery or within the 2\u00a0week rehabilitation period. Two cases (2.4%) had only unilateral resolution after bilateral surgery, even after the procedure was repeated. The majority of cases (90.5%) were followed up at least 3 and up to 14\u00a0years after surgery. No short\u2010 or long\u2010term complications were reported. No recurrence of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UFP<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      was observed in the horses that resumed exercise after surgery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Medial patellar ligament splitting is a highly effective and minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UFP<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      when conservative treatment is unsuccessful. In addition, it allows for a very rapid return to sports activity. No short\u2010 or long\u2010term complications were observed and no recurrence of this condition was noted.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/evj.12435","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,3,10]],"date-time":"2015-03-10T10:43:05Z","timestamp":1425984185000},"page":"312-314","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Medial patellar ligament splitting in horses with upward fixation of the patella: A long\u2010term follow\u2010up"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"C.","family":"Andersen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Taastrup Denmark"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Tnibar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Large Animal Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Taastrup Denmark"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","first-page":"606","volume-title":"Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy","author":"Dyce K.M.","year":"2003"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1469-7580.2003.00166.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","first-page":"737","volume-title":"Adams\u2019 Lameness in Horses","author":"Stashak T.S.","year":"2002"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1053\/jvet.2002.34660"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","first-page":"1137","volume-title":"Medicine and Surgery","author":"Norrie R.D.","year":"1982"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","first-page":"119","article-title":"Upward fixation of the patella in the horse.\u00a0A retrospective study","volume":"20","author":"Dumoulin M.","year":"2007","journal-title":"Vet. 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