Stifle

The aims of this article are to give the reader as thorough a summary as possible of the diagnosis, treatment, outcome and complications of traumatic stifle luxation.

This intrinsic cellular population may explain altered tissue properties prone to pathological rupture or poor healing potential of the canine CrCL.

Vector magnitude at PVF might be effectively evaluated by combining vertical force and craniocaudal force.

The selected methods have high correlation and could be used as a reliable method in veterinary orthopedics.

The 3LSLS technique with size-2 ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene suture was as effective at resistance to 1 - and 3-mm gap formation as the M3LP with size-0 monofilament polypropylene suture.

Setting the postoperative TPA at 6° may cause excessive rotation in patients with a normal tensile force of the stifle flexor muscles.

The tibial tuberosity advancement technique leads to acceptable outcomes in small dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture.

TPLO seems more effective than TTA at restoring craniocaudal stability of the stifle.

Postoperative CS can develop in combination with peripheral arterial aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm.

The qualitative analysis of trial-averaged EMG data in this small population supports a relationship between neuromuscular function and induced CCL injury leading to rupture.