Advances in the Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament
ISBN: 9780813818528 | 0813818524
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 9/14/2010
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Advances in Veterinary Surgery: Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament presents a state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge on cruciate rupture, the most important orthopedic condition in dogs. Written by leading specialists and edited by a highly respected surgeon and researcher, the book takes a cross-disciplinary, evidence-based approach to the cruciate ligament. Covering etiopathogenesis of the arthropathy as well as management of affected dogs, Advances in Veterinary Surgery: Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament integrates up-to-date, reliable i... MORE
| Introduction | |
| Morphology and function of the cruciate ligaments | |
| Biomechanics of the cruciate ligaments | |
| Cruciate ligament remodeling and repair | |
| Meniscal structure and function | |
| Biomechanics of the normal and cranial cruciate-deficient stifle | |
| Etiopathogenesis of Cruciate Ligament Rupture | |
| Introduction | |
| Histology of cranial cruciate... MORE | |
| Genetics of cranial cruciate ligament rupture | |
| Cruciate ligament matrix metabolism and development of laxity | |
| Stifle morphology | |
| Role of nitric oxide production and matrix protease activity in cruciate ligament degeneration | |
| Role of antibodies to collagen type I and II | |
| Synovitis or stifle instability, which comes first? | |
| Role of synovial immune responses in stifle synovitis | |
| Clinical Features | |
| Introduction | |
| Epidemiology of cranial cruciate ligament rupture | |
| History and clinical signs of cruciate ligament rupture | |
| Partial versus complete rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament | |
| Caudal cruciate ligament rupture | |
| Stress radiography of the stifle | |
| Stifle ultrasonography | |
| Computed tomography (CT) of the stifle | |
| Magnetic resonance imaging of the stifle | |
| Surgical Treatment | |
| Introduction | |
| Arthroscopy versus arthrotomy for surgical treatment | |
| Joint Lavage | |
| Extracapsular stabilization | |
| Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy | |
| Tibial tuberosity advancement | |
| Intra-articular stabilization | |
| Biomechanics of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifle treated by tibial osteotomies | |
| Arthroscopic follow-up after surgical stabilization of the stifle | |
| Cranial cruciate ligament debridement | |
| Surgical treatment of concurrent meniscal injury | |
| Meniscal Release | |
| Progression of arthritis after stifle stabilization surgery | |
| Residual lameness after stifle stabilization surgery | |
| Medical Management of Cruciate Rupture | |
| Introduction | |
| Medical therapy for stifle arthritis | |
| Rehabilitation for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture | |
| Future Directions | |
| Introduction | |
| Client-specific outcome measures | |
| Total knee replacement in the dog | |
| Regenerative medicine and cranial cruciate ligament repair | |
| Disease-modifying medical therapy | |
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Peter Muir, BVSc, MVetClinStud, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, ECVS, is a Professor of Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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