Caudal cruciate ligament disease in three Basset Hounds.

Case Description: 3 adult Basset Hounds were referred for evaluation of chronic, unilateral, pelvic limb lameness with no history of trauma.

Clinical Findings: On examination, all dogs had mild lameness of the affected limb; signs of pain were evident during manipulation of the stifle joint in the affected limb, along with effusion of that joint. No stifle joint instability was palpable.

Ex vivo mechanical properties of a 2.5-mm bone anchor for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in toy breed dogs.

Objective: To determine the mechanical pull-out properties of a 2.5-mm bone anchor implanted in ex vivo femurs of toy breed dogs and to determine whether there is a difference between knotted and knotless configurations.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Radiographic outcome and complications of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy stabilized with an anatomically contoured locking bone plate.

Objective: To evaluate the short-term clinical performance of an anatomically pre-contoured, locking plate in dogs undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) for cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) disease.

Study Design: Prospective, multi-center clinical study.

Animals: Dogs (n = 56) undergoing TPLO.

Relationship between objective and subjective assessment of limb function in normal dogs with an experimentally induced lameness.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between previously used subjective and objective measures of limb function in normal dogs that had an induced lameness.

Study Design: Prospective, blinded, and induced animal model trial.

Animals: Normal, adult, and mixed-breed dogs (n=24) weighing 25-35 kg.

Microchemical and surface evaluation of canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plates.

Objective: To determine the microchemical and surface composition of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) plates before and after explantation.

Sample Population: 7 TPLO plates surgically removed from host dogs 6 to 54 months after implantation; 2 raw unpolished-and-unpassivated 316L TPLO plates; and 2 heat-treated, polished-and-passivated, and cleaned 316L TPLO plates.

Procedures: Samples were removed by use of standard techniques to ensure the plate surface was not damaged.

Effect of tibial plateau leveling on stability of the canine cranial cruciate-deficient stifle joint: an in vitro study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of tibial plateau leveling on joint motion in canine stifle joints in which the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) had been severed.

Study Design: In vitro cadaver study.

Animals: Six canine cadaver hind legs.