Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Detection of maturity and ligament injury using magic angle directional imaging
Authors: Chappell KE, Brujic D, Van Der Straeten C, Meeson R, Gedroyc W, McRobbie D, Ristic M

PURPOSE: To investigate whether magnetic field-related anisotropies of collagen may be correlated with postmortem findings in animal models.

Category: Imaging - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical comparison of four prosthetic ligament repair techniques for tarsal medial collateral ligament injury in dogs
Authors: Martin Y, Johnson MD, Travers CJ, Colee J, McConkey MJ, Banks SA.

OBJECTIVE: To compare joint stability and ultimate strength among 4 prosthetic ligament constructs for repair of tarsal medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury in dogs.

SAMPLE: 13 canine cadavers (26 hind limbs).

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Evaluation of recovery of limb function by use of force plate gait analysis after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for management of dogs with unilateral cranial cruciate ligament rupture
Authors: Amimoto H, Koreeda T, Wada N.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate recovery of limb function by use of gait force analysis after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs with unilateral cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture.

ANIMALS: 19 dogs with unilateral CrCL rupture treated with TPLO.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical comparison of a modified three-loop pulley technique and a three-level self-locking technique for repair of patellar tendon rupture in dogs
Authors: Soula M, Shmalberg JW, Johnson MD.

OBJECTIVE: To compare use of a 3-level self-locking suture (3LSLS) technique with use of a previously described modified 3-loop pulley (M3LP) technique to repair rupture of the proximal aspect of patellar tendons in limbs from canine cadavers.

SAMPLE: Paired hind limbs of 6 adult mixed-breed dogs.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical Comparison of Four Methods of Fixation of a Polymeric Cranial Cruciate Ligament in the Canine Femur and Tibia
Authors: Barnhart MD, Bufkin BW, Litsky AS.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of four different methods of artificial cranial cruciate ligament fixation in canine cadaveric tibias and femurs.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Comparison between high-field 3 Tesla MRI and computed tomography with and without arthrography for visualization of canine carpal ligaments: A cadaveric study.
Authors: Castelli E, Pozzi A, Klisch K, Scotti L, Hoey S, Dennler M.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the quality of visualization of canine carpal ligaments by using computed tomography (CT), MRI, CT arthrography (CTA), and magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA).

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective descriptive study.

Category: Carpus - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Influence of TPLO and tibial tuberosity advancement on passive laxity of the cranial cruciate deficient stifle in dogs
Authors: Ober CA, Factor G, Meiner Y, Segev G, Shipov A, Milgram J

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) and tibial tuberosity transposition (TTA) on craniocaudal stability of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficient stifle at 3 joint angles.

STUDY DESIGN: Ex vivo biomechanical study.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Gait and electromyographic alterations due to early onset of injury and eventual rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament in dogs: A pilot study
Authors: Adrian CP, Haussler KK, Kawcak CE, Reiser RF 2nd, Riegger-Krugh C, Palmer RH, McIlwraith CW, Taylor RA.

OBJECTIVE: Identify relevant electromyography (EMG), kinematic, and kinetic changes resulting from monopolar radiofrequency energy (MRFE)-induced cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury and eventual rupture in dogs.

STUDY DESIGN: Experimental, repeated measures.

Category: Stifle - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Rate of return to agility competition for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament tears treated with tibial plateau leveling osteotomy

OBJECTIVE To determine rate of and factors associated with return to agility competition for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture treated with tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). DESIGN Retrospective case series with nested case-control study.

Category: Knee - Rehabilitation - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Bicipital Tendinopathy and Carpal Valgus Following a Distant Direct Thoracoabdominal Skin Flap in a German Shepherd with Necrotizing Fasciitis

A 4 mo old German shepherd dog was presented following an acute onset lameness and swelling of the thoracic limb.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries