Orthopaedic Services - Cruciate Ligaments

Cruciate disease in dogs is the commonest cause of hindlimb lameness.

We regularly perform tibial plateau levelling procedures in medium and larger sized dogs and cranial closing wedge ostectomies in small dogs.

Extracapsular sutures are also sometimes used.

 

X-ray of West Highland White Terrier with a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament	Treatment of ruptured cranial cruciate ligament by cranial closing wedge ostectomy (CCWO)	Management of ruptured cruciate ligament by tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO)