Heartland Animal Hospital is pioneering new research in this area due to up to 50 % of
dogs this size rupturing the ACL ligament in the repaired leg several years down the line.
Not exact matches
Though this is a complex surgery that requires a specialist, many experts now believe that TPLO is the best method for repairing a cruciate ligament
rupture regardless of the
size of the
dog.
Etchepareborde S1, Mills J, Busoni V, Brunel L, Balligand M. Theoretical discrepancy between cage
size and efficient tibial tuberosity advancement in
dogs treated for cranial cruciate ligament
rupture.
The final diagnosis was
ruptured cranial cruciate ligament in her right knee, a common cause of debilitating hind limb lameness in
dogs of all shapes and
sizes.