Advances in the canine cranial cruciate ligament

Content: About the Editor xi Foreword to the Second Edition xiiiKenneth A. Johnson Foreword xvR. Randy Basinger, ACVS Foundation Preface xviiPeter Muir Acknowledgements xixPeter Muir Contributing Authors xxi I Structure and Function 1 Introduction 1Peter Muir 1 Morphology and Function of the Cruciate Ligaments 3Hilde de Rooster and Eithne Comerford 2 Biomechanics of the Cruciate Ligaments 13Susannah J. Sample 3 Cruciate Ligament Remodeling and Repair 21Connie S. Chamberlain, Erin E. Crowley, and Ray Vanderby Jr. 4 Meniscal Structure and Function 31Antonio Pozzi and James L. Cook 5 Biomechanics of the Normal and Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle 39Antonio Pozzi and Stanley E. Kim II Etiopathogenesis of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 45 Introduction 45Peter Muir 6 Histology of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 47Kei Hayashi 7 Genetics of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 57Lauren A. Baker and Peter Muir 8 Cruciate Ligament Matrix Metabolism and Development of Laxity 65Eithne Comerford 9 Morphological Risk Factors for Cruciate Ligament Rupture 73Eithne Comerford 10 Role of Nitric Oxide Production and Matrix Protease Activity in Cruciate Ligament Degeneration 81David E. Spreng and Simone Forterre 11 Role of Antibodies to Collagen Type I and II 89Hilde de Rooster and Eithne Comerford 12 Synovitis Precedes Stifle Instability Associated with Cruciate Ligament Rupture 93Jason A. Bleedorn 13 Role of Synovial Immune Responses in Stifle Synovitis 101Peter Muir III Clinical Features 107 Introduction 107Peter Muir 14 Epidemiology of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 109Lauren A. Baker and Peter Muir 15 History and Clinical Signs of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 115Peter Muir 16 Partial Rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament 119Peter Muir 17 Caudal Cruciate Ligament Rupture 123Peter Muir 18 Stress Imaging of the Stifle 127Stanley E. Kim 19 Stifle Ultrasonography 135Cristi R. Cook 20 Computed Tomography (CT) of the Stifle 141Ingrid Gielen and Henri van Bree 21 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Stifle 155Peter V. Scrivani 22 Risk Prediction of Cruciate Ligament Rupture using Stifle Diagnostic Imaging 165Peter Muir IV Surgical Treatment 169 Introduction 169Peter Muir 23 Arthroscopy and Arthrotomy of the Stifle 171Brian S. Beale, Donald A. Hulse, Antonio Pozzi, and Peter Muir 24 Joint Lavage 185Peter Muir 25 Extracapsular Stabilization 189Selena Tinga and Stanley E. Kim 26 Intra-Articular Repair for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Dog 201Jeffery J. Biskup and Michael G. Conzemius 27 Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy 217Susan L. Schaefer 28 Tibial Tuberosity Advancement 227Randy J. Boudrieau 29 Closing Cranial Wedge Ostectomy and Triple Tibial Osteotomy 243Simon C. Roe 30 Treatment of Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle 253Michael P. Kowaleski 31 Surgical Management of Cruciate Ligament Rupture Combined with Patella Luxation 261Anke Langenbach and Denis J. Marcellin-Little 32 Biomechanics of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle Treated by Tibial Osteotomies 271Antonio Pozzi, Stanley E. Kim, and Selena Tinga 33 Arthroscopic Follow-Up after Surgical Stabilization of the Stifle 279Brian S. Beale and Donald A. Hulse 34 Cranial Cruciate Ligament Debridement 291David E. Spreng 35 Surgical Treatment of Concurrent Meniscal Injury 295Samuel P. Franklin, James L. Cook, and Antonio Pozzi 36 Meniscal Release 301Antonio Pozzi and James L. Cook 37 Progression of Osteoarthritis after Stifle Stabilization Surgery 307Susannah J. Sample 38 Clinical Outcomes after Surgical Treatment of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 313Mary Sarah Bergh and Steven C. Budsberg 39 Success and Failure after Stifle Stabilization Surgery 317Michael G. Conzemius and Richard B. Evans 40 Diagnosis and Management of Orthopaedic Infection after Stifle Surgery 323Noel M.M. Moens V Medical Management of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 331 Introduction 331Peter Muir 41 Medical Therapy for Stifle Osteoarthritis 333Steven C. Budsberg 42 Rehabilitation for Dogs with Cruciate Ligament Rupture 343Denis J. Marcellin-Little and Courtney J. Arnoldy VI Future Directions 353 Introduction 353Peter Muir 43 Clinical Research Design and Patient-Oriented Outcomes 355Dorothy Cimino Brown 44 Total Knee Replacement in the Dog 363Matthew J. Allen, William D. Liska, and Valentina Brioschi 45 Regenerative Medicine and Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair 371Gabriel S. Perrone, Martha M. Murray, and Patrick Vavken 46 Disease-Modifying Medical and Cell-Based Therapy 379Susannah J. Sample and Peter Muir Index 385