Caudal cruciate ligament case
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:22 am
Hi Laurie!
I have a bit of a weird case right now and was wondering if you could give me a general opinion. I have a 10 year old mixed breed lab that had a TTA surgery 2 years ago and has been limping ever since. I had recommended referral to a boarded surgeon for a second opinion on the original surgery. It turns out that the original surgery never should have been performed - the dog actually has a caudal cruciate ligament tear, not a cranial cruciate ligament tear. This week, the surgeon removed all the TTA hardware and placed pins in the tibia to hold the bone together where the TTA hardware was removed. The surgeon said that now our job is to rehab the dog for the caudal cruciate ligament tear. To me, this means overall strengthening of the leg (she has muscle wasting in that leg from limping for two years), but I was also thinking that with a caudal cruciate ligament tear, the focus should be on strengthening the quadriceps, because those muscles will play a large role in keeping the tibia from sliding backward in regard to the femur. Would you be focusing on the quads or something else? Have you seen a case like this?
Thanks!
L
I have a bit of a weird case right now and was wondering if you could give me a general opinion. I have a 10 year old mixed breed lab that had a TTA surgery 2 years ago and has been limping ever since. I had recommended referral to a boarded surgeon for a second opinion on the original surgery. It turns out that the original surgery never should have been performed - the dog actually has a caudal cruciate ligament tear, not a cranial cruciate ligament tear. This week, the surgeon removed all the TTA hardware and placed pins in the tibia to hold the bone together where the TTA hardware was removed. The surgeon said that now our job is to rehab the dog for the caudal cruciate ligament tear. To me, this means overall strengthening of the leg (she has muscle wasting in that leg from limping for two years), but I was also thinking that with a caudal cruciate ligament tear, the focus should be on strengthening the quadriceps, because those muscles will play a large role in keeping the tibia from sliding backward in regard to the femur. Would you be focusing on the quads or something else? Have you seen a case like this?
Thanks!
L