Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Caudal cruciate ligament disease in three Basset Hounds

Authors: Kopp RJ, Kim SE, Lai A, Cashmore RG, Hulse DA, Marchevsky AM

CASE DESCRIPTION: 3 adult Basset Hounds were referred for evaluation of chronic, unilateral, pelvic limb lameness with no history of trauma.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Influence of Interlocking Horizontal Mattress Epitendinous Suture Placement on Tendinous Biomechanical Properties in a Canine Common Calcaneal Laceration Model

Authors: Duffy DJ, Cocca CJ, Kersh ME, Kim W, Moore GE.

OBJECTIVE: This article evaluates the effect of an interlocking horizontal mattress epitendinous suture (IHMES) in addition to a three-loop pulley (3LP) core suture for canine tendon repair.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Cranial cruciate ligament disease in cats: an epidemiological retrospective study of 50 cats (2011–2016)

Authors: Boge GS, Engdahl K, Moldal ER, Bergström A

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and long-term outcome of surgically and conservatively treated cats with cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD).

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Force Plate Gait Analysis and Clinical Results after Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Small Breed Dogs

Authors: Amimoto H, Koreeda T, Ochi Y, Kimura R, Akiyoshi H, Nishida H, Miyabayashi T, Beale BS, Hayashi K, Wada N

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate objective limb function using force plate gait analysis after tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) in small breed dogs with cranial

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Ex vivo mechanical properties of a 2.5‐mm bone anchor for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in toy breed dogs

Authors: Roca RY, Peura A, Kowaleski MP, Watson MT, Lendhey M, Rocheleau PJ, Hulse DA

OBJECTIVE: To determine the mechanical pull-out properties of a 2.5-mm bone anchor implanted in ex vivo femurs of toy breed dogs and to determine whether there is a difference between knotted and knotless configurations.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Average Tibial Plateau Angle of 3,922 Stifles Undergoing Surgical Stabilization for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Authors: Fox EA, Dycus DL, Leasure CS, Fox HA, Canapp SO Jr

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the average tibial plateau angle (TPA) from a large sample of dogs and to determine if breed or gonadectomy had a significant association with abnormal TPA.

DESIGN: This was a retrospective case study.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Long-term arthroscopic assessment of intra-articular allografts for treatment of spontaneous cranial cruciate ligament rupture in the dog

Authors: Biskup JJ, Conzemius MG

OBJECTIVE: To assess the 12-month survival of intra-articular, decellularized allografts for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) in dogs.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case series.

ANIMALS: Twenty client-owned dogs with spontaneous CCL rupture.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Biomechanical comparison of knotted and knotless stabilization techniques of the tarsal medial collateral ligament in cats: A cadaveric study

Authors: Luescher M, Schmierer PA, Park BH, Pozzi A, Gutbrod A, Evans R, Knell SC

OBJECTIVE: To compare mechanical properties of intact feline medial collateral ligaments and three techniques for treatment of feline medial tarsal instability.

STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study.

SAMPLE POPULATION: Forty-eight normal, adult feline tarsi.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Use of a Modified TPLO with Double Cut and Medial Crescentic Closing Wedge Osteotomy to Treat Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Tibial Valgus Deformity

Authors: Vezzoni L, Bazzo S, Boiocchi S, Vezzoni A.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report efficacy of a modified tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) with double cut and medial crescentic closing wedge osteotomy (TPLO/MCCWO) to treat

Category: Osteotomy/Ostectomy - Tendon and Ligament Injuries

A Retrospective Study Using the String of Pearls TPLO Locking Plate for the Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease

Authors: McGregor RE, Buffa EA, Tan CJ, Schembri MA, Badcock CA, Lai A.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the use of String of Pearls (SOP) tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO) locking plates for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease

Category: Osteotomy/Ostectomy - Tendon and Ligament Injuries