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Patient signalment, implant type, presence of concurrent medical disease, surgeon, antibiotic use, aerobic bacterial culture result, and operative findings were recorded. Data were analyzed using paired t-test, Fisher\u2019s exact test, and Wilcoxon-rank sum test. Statistical significance was set at p &lt;0.05.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results: The TPLO implants were removed from 126 dogs (n = 129, 4.8% of TPLO procedures) during the study period. Average time interval from TPLO to implant removal was 16.0 \u00b1 17.8 months. The most common clinical signs were the presence of an open wound (n = 80), draining tract (n = 64), and lameness (n = 59). Culture of tissue or fluid from the implant bed or implants was positive for bacterial growth in 95\/115 cases. A significantly greater proportion of the implants removed were Slocum TPLO plates (n = 109 6.1%) when compared to other TPLO plate types (n = 20 2.3%) (p &lt;0.0001). 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