Scores
Factors  1  2 3 4 5 Total
 Age(Years)  >11 9-10 7-9 4-7 <4
 Breed/Size  Toy/small Small Medium Large Giant
 Weight(Lbs)  <15 15-30 30-45 45-70 >70
 Life Style  Indoor Indoor/backyard confined outdoor Acerage Hiking/Hunting
 Activity/Temperamnt  Very Quiet Quiet Active Very active Hyper active
 Habitat  Plain Plain/slopes Slopes/Stairs Hilly/stairs Hilly/hiking
 Duration of the Disease  Recent Acute <10 days 10-25 days >25 days >3 months
 Other MS (Hips/elbows) abnormalities  None Mild moderate Severe, But only one joint Severe in multiple joints
 Radiographic DJD  Very clean No DJD Mild DJD Moderate DJD Severe DJD
 Tibia/Femur configuration/deformity  Excellent Good Fair Moderately deformed Severely deformed
 TPA(rads) if possible (degrees)  <15 15-20 20-25 25-30 >30
 Overhall health  Very poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
 Owner’s Compliance  Very poor Poor Fair Good  Excellent
rDVM’s Preference  Only ECR ECR/TR/TTA ECR/TR or TPLO/TTA TPLO/TTA Only TPLO
Total scores & procedure recommended  14ECR 28ECR/TR/TTA 42 TPLO/TTATR/ECR 56 TPLO/TTA 70 TPLO