LONG-STANDING AND TRAUMATIC LIGAMENT INJURIES AND MENISCAL RUPTURES OF THE CANINE STIFLE |
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| Authors: | Saki Paatsama DVM |
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| Institution: | College of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki, Finland. |
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| Abstract: | Stifle joint lesions, especially in large dogs, have been recognized since 1899, but not until 1943 was a detailed study of meniscal lesions published. Further study led to the publication in 1952 of a major study that demonstrated that dogs with long-standing injury of the stifle joint commonly displayed rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament, medial meniscal tear, and degenerative joint disease. From this study came the well-known Paatsama operation. Treatment of cruciate ligament rupture has been done using new materials in the intervening years, but the same basic principles have been followed. |
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| Keywords: | canine stifle cruciate rupture meniscal injury chronic stifle disease |
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