Open AccessBiomechanical cyclic loading test of a synthetic ligament fixation system used for intra-articular stabilization of deficient canine stifles
Author(s) -
Bastien Goin,
Philippe Buttin,
Yoann Lafon,
Michel Massenzio,
Éric Viguier,
Thibaut Cachon
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
open veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4485
pISSN - 2218-6050
DOI - 10.5455/ovj.2022.v12.i3.6
Subject(s) - medicine , cruciate ligament , implant , lameness , tibia , femur , fixation (population genetics) , stifle joint , biomechanics , ligament , ex vivo , anterior cruciate ligament , osteotomy , surgery , orthodontics , anatomy , in vivo , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , population , environmental health
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLr) is the most common cause of hind limb lameness in dogs. Currently, surgical management of CCLr is mostly performed using tibial osteotomy techniques to modify the biomechanical conformation of the affected stifle. These surgical techniques have a significant complication rate, associated with persistent instability of the stifle which may lead to chronic postoperative pain. Over the last decade, studies have been published on various techniques of anatomical caudal cruciate ligament reconstruction in veterinary practice, using physiological autografts or woven synthetic implants.