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The Canine Stifle
Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Pages: 11
Publisher: Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice
Language: English
Edition: 22: 195-205, 2007
Description
Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) is the most common orthopedic injury and cause of lameness in dogs.1 Partial or complete CCL disruption causes stifle joint instability, leading to a cascade of inflammatory and pathologic changes resulting in synovitis, osteoarthritis, meniscal injury, and altered stifle kinematics.
Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Pages: 11
Publisher: Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice
Language: English
Edition: 22: 195-205, 2007
Description
Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) is the most common orthopedic injury and cause of lameness in dogs.1 Partial or complete CCL disruption causes stifle joint instability, leading to a cascade of inflammatory and pathologic changes resulting in synovitis, osteoarthritis, meniscal injury, and altered stifle kinematics.
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