Veterinary surgery : VS
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Apr 2010
ReviewCranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs: biology versus biomechanics.
The stifle joint of dogs is an organ comprised of multiple tissue types that must work in concert to maintain joint health and function. Cruciate disease in dogs is caused by a spectrum of causal and risk factors that result in a final common pathway of abnormal biomechanics and abnormal biology causing osteoarthritis, or organ failure, of the stifle and the clinical signs of lameness, pain, and limb dysfunction. It is vital to understand the components of the biologic and biomechanical pathologies to improve our understanding of cruciate disease in dogs so that we can improve preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies for our canine patients.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Apr 2010
Validation of an experimental testing apparatus simulating the stance phase of a canine pelvic limb at trot in the normal and the cranial cruciate-deficient stifle: an in vitro kinematic study.
To design an experimental testing apparatus simulating a quasi-static model of the stance phase at a trot for a normal and a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL)-deficient stifle under near physiologic conditions. ⋯ This model could be used to evaluate and compare different surgical techniques, and determine which surgical procedures have the potential to reestablish normal stifle kinematics.
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Veterinary surgery : VS · Apr 2010
Comparative StudyComparison of contact mechanics of three meniscal repair techniques and partial meniscectomy in cadaveric dog stifles.
To evaluate the biomechanical effect of horizontal, vertical, and cruciate suture repairs and partial meniscectomy on contact mechanics of dog stifles. ⋯ Based on this ex-vivo model, meniscal repair will restore normal contact mechanics. Consideration should be given to meniscal repair as treatment for peripheral meniscal tears located in the vascular zone if the meniscal parenchyma is normal.