Surgical Technique and Initial Clinical Experience with a Novel Extracapsular Articulating Implant for Treatment of the Canine Cruciate Ligament Deficient Stifle Joint.

Objective: To describe the surgical technique, clinical efficacy, and complications using the Simitri Stable in Stride(®) extracapsular articulating implant (EAI) to treat naturally occurring stifle instability due to cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) insufficiency.

Study Design: Prospective case series.

Animals: Client-owned dogs with CrCL-deficient stifles (n=60 dogs; 66 stifles).

Canine Stifle Biomechanics Associated With a Novel Extracapsular Articulating Implant Predicted Using a Computer Model.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of the Simitri Stable in Stride™ extracapsular articulating implant (EAI) on canine stifle biomechanics in the cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL)-deficient stifle using a 3-dimensional (3D) quasi-static rigid body canine pelvic limb computer model simulating the stance phase of gait.

Study Design: Computer simulations.

Animals: Five-year-old neutered male golden retriever (33 kg).

Surgical treatment of canine stifle disruption using a novel extracapsular articulated stifle stabilizing implant.

A 5-year-old Labrador retriever mixed breed dog was presented for an acute non-weight-bearing left hind limb lameness. A stifle disruption was diagnosed. The patient was treated using a novel extracapsular articulated stifle stabilizing implant (Simitri™).