Indian Journal of Veterinary Surgery
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue: 2

Incidence of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs: a retrospective study

  • Author:
  • Manoj Kumar Ahirwar1,, Mohd. Shafiuzama2, R. Ganesh3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 133 to 134

1MVSc Student,Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

2Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

3Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai

Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-600 007 (TN)

*Corresponding author; E-mail: drmkvet087@gmail.com

Online published on 14 May, 2018.

Abstract

Retrospective data collected for the incidence of cranial cruciate ligament rupture were obtained for a period of one year from March 2012 to Feb. 2013, after scrutinizing the hospital record at orthopaedics unit, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital. A high incidence of cranial cruciate ligament rupture was observed in Labrador breed aged above 6 years.

Keywords

Dogs, Cranial cruciate ligament, Lateral retinacular imbrication technique