Sentences with phrase «on cranial cruciate»

If you are interested to know what veterinarians say to their colleagues, here's an article from a trade magazine written by a board certified surgeon on cranial cruciate ligament repair.

One of most respected veterinary hospitals in the country, The Animal Medical Center in New York City have some great articles on their blog on TPLO and TTA procedures and a general discussion on cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs.

http://www.wvah.net/educational-articles/ Under species select dogs, select topic surgical conditions, select page three and click on Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair: Extracapsular Repair and TightRope Procedure.

The larger the dog, the more weight is being put on the cranial cruciate ligament.

In addition, with the extra growth, the lower leg below the stifle becomes heavier (because it is longer), causing increased stresses on the cranial cruciate ligament.

Up to 80 % of the veterinary orthopedic surgeries we perform at Upper Canada Animal Hospital focus on Cranial Cruciate Ligament tears (CCL).

In addition, with the extra growth, the lower leg below the stifle likely becomes heavier (because it is longer), and may cause increased stresses on the cranial cruciate ligament.»

Not exact matches

As you can see, pet parents spend a lot of money on the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament injury.

Tibial Plateau Level Osteotomy --(TPLO) TPLO surgery is performed on dogs who have torn their cranial cruciate ligament, also commonly referred to as the dog ACL.

Has he had surgery on the torn cranial cruciate ligament?

The five disorders (two joint disorders and three cancers) that the research focused on also happen to be common ailments found in golden retrievers: hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament tear, lymphosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and mast cell tumor.

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In response to a common search term on the Animal Medical Center website, this blog is devoted to cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD).

This is one of the most common orthopaedic surgeries, which are performed on dogs who have torn their cranial cruciate ligament (dog's acl).

Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy is a surgery performed on dogs to stabilize the stifle joint after ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament (analogous to the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in humans, and sometimes colloquially called the same).

Effect of conformation of the distal portion of the femur and proximal portion of the tibia on the pathogenesis of cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs.

Effect of cranial cruciate ligament deficiency, tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, and tibial tuberosity advancement on contact mechanics and alignment of the stifle in flexion.

The initiating events that trigger the inflammatory cascade usually fall into one of two categories, either: 1) abnormal forces imposed on normal joints such as fractures, sprains, obesity, direct trauma, etc.; or 2) normal forces imposed on abnormal joints such as elbow or hip dysplasia, osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), patellar luxation, ununited anchoneal process, fragmented coronoid process, cranial cruciate ligament rupture or tear, and other congenital or genetic conformational cartilage, bone or joint defects.

Dogs who went on to have surgical repair for the cranial cruciate ligament instability, were deceased, or lost to follow up were also excluded from the study.

Our dog has undergone two extracapsular suture surgeries on two separate occasions to repair torn ligaments of his rear legs, namely the cranial cruciate ligament (ACL / CCL).

See handout «Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair: Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy and Tibial Tuberosity Advancement» for further information on these procedures.

Since that time she has had major knee surgeries (TPLO) on both knees for a torn cranial cruciate ligament (ACL), 2 other surgeries to remove cysts, several visits to the emergency room and most recently to an ophthalmologist to remove a small growth in her eye.

-LSB-...] link below is a video of her that I took after her surgery on her leg: My First Video of Chessie TPLO vs. TTA for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair Dog Knee and Leg Injury, Canine Cruciate Ligamen... TPLO Procedure, TPLO Surgery, Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy AMVS — Aspen Meadow Veterinary -LSB-...]

«We began using Nocita on patients undergoing cranial cruciate ligament stabilization surgeries and have been very pleased with the results.

They are named for their attachment site on the tibia (the cranial cruciate attaches to the front of the tibia and the caudal cruciate attaches to the back of the tibia).

This is technically a CCL in dogs — cranial cruciate ligament, because dogs walk on four legs instead of two.

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Treatment for tears of the cranial cruciate ligament depends on a number of factors, including your pet's activity levels, size, age, skeletal makeup and severity of the injury, as well as any other individualized health factors your veterinarian or surgical specialist may find.

Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament is the most debilitating orthopedic trait affecting the hind limb of dogs and Americans spent over an estimated 1.3 billion dollars on its surgical treatment in 2005.

My four legged baby Oreo was diagnosed with a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament on her left side, similar to an ACL tear in a human.