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Evaluation of recovery after cranial cruciate ligament rupture surgery in 60 dogs - questionnaire and clinical examination

Marko Pećin orcid.org/0000-0002-1186-4774 ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Anja Samardžić ; Hrvatska
Marina Sinković ; Hrvatska
Maja Maurić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is the most common orthopaedic problem and cause of lameness in dogs. In order to examine the success of the recovery after surgical treatment of this orthopaedic issue, we compared two surgical methods: cranial tibial tuberosity transposition and lateral seam method. Participants were divided into 4 groups, each of 15 dogs of different age, sex and breed. The first group consisted of dogs whose one stifle joint was treated using the modified retinacular imbrication technique (MRIT) method while the contralateral leg was intact. The second group consisted of dogs whose one stifle joint was subjected to the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) method and the other leg was intact. The third group included dogs with bilateral rupture where one stifle joint was treated with MRIT method and the other with TTA method. The fourth group consisted of dogs diagnosed with a fresh, untreated rupture. A survey was conducted among the owners of the first three groups, to obtain their
subjective impressions and assessments of the recovery of their pets after surgery. Their observations were compared with the clinical examination, which was performed on each patient to obtain objective findings. More than half of participants were satisfied with the quality of life concerning the orthopaedic problem of their dog after surgery. The results of clinical measurements showed a statistically significant difference between stifle joints with fresh rupture and the stifle joints that had been operated by one of the methods. Clinical examination showed that the function of the operated stifle joint was not significantly decreased compared to the healthy stifle joint. It was established that the owner’s assessment did not differ notably from the findings of the clinical examination and that there was no significant difference in the success of recovery between the two specified surgical methods.

Ključne riječi

cranial cruciate ligament; modified retinacular imbrication technique; tibial tuberosity advancement; osteoarthritis; dog

Hrčak ID:

223199

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/223199

Datum izdavanja:

9.10.2018.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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