Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Border Collie with torn knee cartilage treated by surgery
By Ridge, P A·Published in Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T·2006·Ridge Veterinary Arthroscopy, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Isolated medial meniscal tear in a Border Collie.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female Border Collie was brought in for lameness due to a torn meniscus in her knee. The veterinarian performed a minimally invasive surgery to remove the damaged part of the meniscus. After the procedure, the dog recovered well and was able to return to agility competitions without any further issues.
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Abstract
A three-year-old, female Border Collie was successfully treated for an isolated, torn, medial meniscus by arthroscopic meniscal tear resection. The dog returned to agility competition without recurrence of lameness.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16810354/