Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Triceps tendon avulsion in a cat

The joint was immobilised with a trans-articular external skeletal fixator.

Evaluation of the accuracy and intra- and interobserver reliability of three manual laxity tests for canine cranial cruciate ligament rupture—An ex vivo kinetic and kinematic study

Veterinary manual laxity tests are accurate and reliable in acute CCLR.

Effect of Plate Type on Tibial Plateau Levelling and Medialization Osteotomy for Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Concomitant Medial Patellar Luxation in Small Breed Dogs: An In Vitro Study

The +6mm offset plate should be used cautiously in dogs weighing less than 10 kg.

Arthroscopic Treatment of Chronic Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Dog without Stifle Stabilization: 13 Cases (2001-2020)

Revision surgery with TPLO is uncommon after arthroscopy based on this study.

Multiligament stifle injury, a multicenter retrospective study in 26 dogs

Multiligament stifle injury in dogs is associated with a high rate of major complications.

Surgical Treatment of Nonmineralized Supraspinatus Tendinopathy in Dogs: A Retrospective Long-Term Follow-Up

The surgical splitting of the non-mineralized supraspinatus tendon is an effective procedure.

Risk factors for unilateral cranial cruciate ligament rupture diagnosis and for clinical management in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

These findings inform identification of at-risk dogs.

Bone-ACL-bone allograft for ACL reconstruction: Short-Term Evaluation in a rabbit model with micro–computed tomography

This study demonstrates ACL reconstruction using an anatomically matched ACL allograft may be possible based on early findings in this lapine model.

Stifle joint osteoarthritis in small-breed and medium-breed dogs is more severe after cranial cruciate ligament injury than medial patellar luxation

In small- and medium-breed dogs, the patterns of stifle OA joint after CCL injury and MPL are similar.

Stress radiographic assessment of collateral ligament constraints on the feline tarsocrural joint

At 90 degrees flexion subluxation of the talus occurs on the ipsilateral side of the ligament.

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