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Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament associated with deformity of the proximal tibia in five dogs
Author(s) -
Selmi A. L.,
Filho J. G. Padilha
Publication year - 2001
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.1748-5827.2001.tb02487.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cruciate ligament , tibia , lameness , anatomy , deformity , radiography , surgery , ligament , hindlimb , fibrous joint , anterior cruciate ligament
Excessive mechanical stress due to caudal sloping of the tibial plateau may result in early breakdown of the cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL). Five dogs with CrCL rupture associated with caudal sloping of the proximal tibial plateau are described. All were small dogs, of between three and six years of age, with a mean bodyweight of 9‐3 kg, which had acute hlndlimb lameness. Radiographic examination revealed cranial displacement of the tibia, with a tibial angle varying from 58 to 60°. All cases were treated with a lateral fabellotiblal suture and cranial cuneiform osteotomy of the proximal tibia. All dogs were using the operated limb three days after surgery, with normal gait re‐established after a mean period of 10 days. Excessive tibial plateau sloping is not a frequent cause of hlndlimb lameness in small animals, although it Is Important to consider it as a predisposing factor for rupture of the CrCL.