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Surgical Management of Multiple Ligamentous Injuries of the Feline Stifle Joint: Case Report
Author(s) -
TOOMBS JAMES P.,
WALLACE LARRY J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1979.tb00602.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stifle joint , joint capsule , fascia , anatomy , ligament , medial collateral ligament , posterior cruciate ligament , joint (building) , joint instability , tendon , cruciate ligament , surgery , anterior cruciate ligament , architectural engineering , engineering
We report a case of complete rupture of the tendon of origin of the long digital extensor at the myotendinous junction, with concurrent ruptures of the posterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in the stifle joint of a cat. Stabilization was accomplished by direct suturing of the long digital extensor injury, imbrication of the joint capsule and lateral retinacular fascia, and creation of a synthetic lateral collateral ligament