The clinical outcome of three procedures for extraarticular stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament injuries in dogs
The clinical outcome of three procedures for extraarticular stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament injuries in dogs
The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament injury in which thestifle was stabilized with lateral suture stabilization, lateral suture stabilization-modified, or Securos lateral bone anchor tibial suture andmonofilament nylon sutures placed at quasi-isometric points of the stifle. It is a retrospective study comprising a sample population of49 client-owned dogs. Medical records from 2014–2016 were reviewed to identify dogs that had a cranial cruciate ligament rupture inwhich the stifle was stabilized using one of the aforementioned methods. The overall complication rate was 16.3% and the documentedcomplication rate requiring implant removal was 0%. Owners reported full or acceptable function in 96% of cases. There were nosignificant statistical differences between the 3 techniques. Stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifles in dogs withlateral suture stabilization, lateral suture stabilization-modified, or Securos lateral bone anchor tibial suture is reliable with acceptablecomplication rates. The 3 procedures tested may be appropriate in medium-sized nonathletic dogs whose owners have limited budgets.
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