Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treatment options and outcomes for cruciate ligament tears
By Chauvet, A E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1996·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evaluation of fibular head transposition, lateral fabellar suture, and conservative treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in large dogs: a retrospective study.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 61 large dogs with torn knee ligaments (cranial cruciate ligament ruptures) were treated using different methods: some had surgery to reposition a bone (fibular head transposition), others had a suture placed (lateral fabellar suture), and some were treated with rest and aspirin. Owners reported that dogs who had the suture surgery did better than those who had the other treatments. However, there was no significant difference in lameness or joint stability among the groups. Unfortunately, all dogs showed some progression of joint disease over time, regardless of the treatment they received.
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Abstract
Sixty-one large dogs (weighing 22.7 kg or more) with cranial cruciate ligament ruptures (CCLRs) were treated with either fibular head transpositions (FHTs; n = 22 stifles), lateral fabellar sutures (LFSs; n = 39 stifles), or conservatively (CT; n = 11 stifles) with rest and aspirin. Based on owner evaluation, dogs treated with FHTs or CT did not perform as well as dogs treated with LFSs (p less than 0.05). There was no difference in owner evaluation scores for the dogs treated with FHTs or CT. Thirty dogs were reevaluated by investigators. No differences between treatment groups regarding age, sex, or time until diagnosis were noted. No differences in scores for lameness, stifle instability, or forceplate analysis among the treatment groups were observed. Degenerative joint disease progressed or remained severe regardless of treatment, based upon radiographic evidence.
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