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Treatment of osteoarthritis of the femoro‐tibial joint of the dog by synovectomy and debridement, and repair of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament
Author(s) -
BRADNEY I. W.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1979.tb06706.x
Subject(s) - medicine , synovectomy , cruciate ligament , surgery , osteoarthritis , anterior cruciate ligament , debridement (dental) , stifle joint , ligament , knee joint , joint disease , rheumatoid arthritis , pathology , alternative medicine
Surgical treatment of fourteen cases of acute degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) of the femorotibial joint of dogs is described. In nine cases the arthritic disease was accompanied by a ruptured cruciate ligament. Surgery consisted of synovectomy and debridement of the stifle joint and, where appropriate, replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament. During a follow‐up period varying from 3 months to three and a half years excellent results were recorded in ten of the fourteen cases.