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Repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in an alpaca
Author(s) -
MARRIOTT MR,
DART AJ,
MACPHERSON C,
HODGSON DR
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb13155.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cruciate ligament , lameness , stifle joint , surgery , ligament , anatomy , anterior cruciate ligament , washer , mechanical engineering , engineering
A mature male alpaca with acute lameness of the left hindlimb was diagnosed as having a rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament. Repair was achieved using a combination of surgical techniques. A patellar ligament autograft was passed under the cranial meniscal ligament, through the joint and over the femoral condyle, and anchored using a screw and washer. Two nylon sutures were passed through a hole made in the tibial crest, and secured under the screw. The alpaca was confined in a stall for 3 months. Exercise was then increased progressively for 3 months. One year after surgery the alpaca is sound and has resumed breeding activity.