Tendon and Ligament Injuries

Systematic review of postoperative rehabilitation interventions after cranial cruciate ligament surgery in dogs
Authors: Leilani X Alvarez, Jennifer A Repac, Kristin Kirkby Shaw, Nashua Compton

Objective: To critically evaluate the evidence for rehabilitation interventions following surgery for cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) in dogs.

Study design: Systematic review.

Category: Knee - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Surgical management of superficial digital flexor tendon luxation in dogs: 48 cases (2005-2020)
Authors: D Goh, A. House, A. P. Moores, A. Renwick, C. Franklin, E. Kulendra, S. Polak, J. Pink, M. Triglia, J. Neville-Towle, M. Hamilton, D. Sajik, C. Pfeiffer

Objectives: To report the outcome, frequency of complications and potential prognostic factors associated with surgical repair of superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) luxation in dogs.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Comparison of tibial anatomical-mechanical axis angles and patellar positions between TPLO and AMA-based CCWO for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease in large dogs
Authors: Laurent Guénégo, Aldo Vezzoni, Luca Vezzoni
Category: Osteotomy/Ostectomy - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Effect of knot location on the biomechanical strength and gapping characteristics of ex vivo canine gastrocnemius tenorrhaphy constructs
Authors: Jessica L Corrie, Daniel J Duffy, Yi-Jen Chang, George E Moore

Objective: To evaluate the effect of knot location on the biomechanical strength and gapping characteristics of ex vivo canine gastrocnemius tenorrhaphy constructs.

Sample: 36 cadaveric gastrocnemius tendons from 18 adult dogs.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Prophylactic Efficacy of Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy for a Canine Model with Experimentally Induced Degeneration of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament
Authors: Masakazu Shimada, Nobuo Kanno, Tom Ichinohe, Shuji Suzuki, Yasuji Harada, Yasushi Hara

Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the histological effects of tibial plateau levelling osteotomy on cranial cruciate ligament degeneration induced by excessive tibial plateau angle.

Category: Osteotomy/Ostectomy - Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Ex vivo evaluation of novel core tenorrhaphy patterns in dogs
Authors: King Wa Chiu, Daniel J Duffy, Yi-Jen Chang, Lewis Gaffney, Matthew B Fisher

Objective: To compare the biomechanical properties and gapping characteristics of four novel tenorrhaphy patterns in a canine flexor tendon model.

Study design: Ex vivo, randomized, biomechanical study.

Sample population: Superficial digital flexor tendons of 60 forelimbs (30 dogs).

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Use of a Transarticular Calcaneo-Tibial Locking Plate for Temporary Immobilization of the Tarsocrural Joint following Surgical Repair of Common Calcaneal Tendon Rupture in Eight Dogs
Authors: Alessandro Boero Baroncelli, Francesca Chiara Ferrero, Luca Omodeo, Mattia Sarotti, Bart Verdonck, Bruno Peirone, Lisa Adele Piras

Objective: The purpose of this clinical communication is to report the management of common calcaneal tendon rupture in dogs using a transarticular calcaneo-tibial locking plate as a method of temporary immobilization of the tarsocrural joint to support primary repair of the common calcaneal tendon.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical evaluation of a novel barbed suture pattern with epitendinous suture augmentation in a canine flexor tendon model
Authors: Daniel J Duffy, Yi-Jen Chang, Matthew B Fisher, George E Moore

Objective: To determine the effect of a novel barbed suture pattern (NBSP) compared to a three-loop-pulley (3LP) with and without epitendinous suture (ES) augmentation on the biomechanical strength and gap formation of repaired canine tendons.

Study design: Ex vivo, cadaveric, randomized, experimental study.

Sample population: Forty, adult superficial digital flexor tendons (SDFT).

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Biomechanical analysis of accessory tendon graft augmentation for primary gastrocnemius tendon reconstruction in dogs
Authors: Daniel J Duffy, Yi-Jen Chang, Matthew B Fisher, George E Moore

Objective To evaluate the effect of accessory tendon graft (ATG) augmentation as an adjunct to a core locking‐loop (LL) and epitendinous suture (ES) repair in a gastrocnemius tendon (GT) model.

Study Design Randomized, ex vivo, biomechanical.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries
Reconstruction of the cranial cruciate ligament using a semitendinosus autograft in a lapine model
Authors: Feng Wei, Tammy Haut Donahue, Roger C Haut, Maria Dolores Porcel Sanchez, Loic M Dejardin

Objective: To clarify and improve a cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) deficient stifle stabilization technique using a semitendinosus tendon (ST) autograft fixed with an interference fit screw (IFS) in a closed-joint trauma lapine osteoarthritis (OA) model.

Study design: Experimental OA model.

Animals: Forty-one Flemish Giant rabbits.

Category: Tendon and Ligament Injuries