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https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.160412

Breed, gender, age and reproductive status in relation to the predisposition for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in 117 dogs treated by a single surgeon (2010 - 2015) - a short communication

Marko Pećin orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-4774 ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Lipar ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Josip Kos ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Ozren Smolec ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mario Kreszinger ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Stejskal ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) remains the most common canine orthopaedic problem seen in clinical practice. The present paper describes a population of 117 dogs with CCL rupture diagnosed by clinical examination followed by mini-arthrotomy. The dogs were treated from January 2010 to February 2015 at the Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia, by the same surgeon. The age, breed, gender and reproductive profile were analysed in relation to CCL rupture occurrence during the study and were discussed in relationship to previous published reports. Of the 117 dogs, 29.0% were mixed breed dogs and 13.7% Labrador Retrievers as the most common. Males and females were equally affected. Bilateral rupture occurred in 5.85% cases, mostly in mixed breed females. Medial meniscal tear was observed in 22.2% of cases with mini-arthrotomy and probing. The average age of the small breed dogs was 8.3 years, and of the large breed dogs 4.2 years. Dogs aged 5 years and older had 2.5 times the likelihood of suffering from CCL rupture compared with dogs aged under 5 years (P<0.01).

Keywords

cranial cruciate ligament; rupture; breed; age; gender; meniscal tear; dog

Hrčak ID:

189403

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/189403

Publication date:

9.11.2017.

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