Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Comparing two suture materials for dog knee ligament surgery outcomes
By Lodato, Dena et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2013·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective study comparing two materials commonly used in the LFS technique for CCLR.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 16 dogs with a torn cranial cruciate ligament (CCLR), which often leads to joint problems, underwent surgery using two different types of sutures. One group had a new polyblend suture, while the other had a traditional nylon leader line. The results showed that the polyblend suture was much more likely to fail compared to the nylon, making it a less reliable option for this type of surgery. This suggests that if your dog needs surgery for a torn ligament, the nylon leader line may be a better choice for a successful outcome.
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Abstract
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) is the most common cause of degenerative joint disease (DJD) in the stifle of adult dogs. Over the last several years, a new generation of nonabsorbable, multifilament, polyblend polyethylene orthopedic suture materials have been evaluated for use in the lateral fabellar suture (LFS) technique for surgical treatment of CCLR. This retrospective study compared the short-term outcome of 16 dogs that were treated using the LFS technique using either a proprietary polyblend polyethylene orthopedic suture material (FW) or monofilament nylon leader line (NLL). The FW was significantly more likely to fail compared with the NLL (P = 0.0379). Specifically, the FW was 14.667 times likelier to fail than the NLL. When one and two strands of NLL were compared with FW, the FW was 6 times more likely to fail than one strand of NLL and 32 times more likely to fail than two strands of NLL. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study comparing the two materials used in the LFS procedure performed in clinical cases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23325596/