Complications in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery (eBook)

THE EDITORS Ron Ben-Amotz, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, DECVS, is a Surgeon and the Section Head of Small Animal Orthopedics at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, is the Chief of Orthopedics at the Nexus Veterinary Bone & Joint Center, Nexus Veterinary Specialists, Maryland, USA.

List of Contributors vii

Preface xi

Foreword xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Disclosures xix

I Introduction 1

1 Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Goals of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Defining Complications 3

David L. Dycus, Jeffery Biskup, Michael G. Conzemius, and Ron Ben-Amotz

2 Surgeon and Patient Preparation to Minimize Surgical Site Complications and Infection Surveillance Programs 15

Katie L. Hoddinott, J. Scott Weese, and Ameet Singh

3 Identification, Addressing, and Following Up on Surgical Site Infection After Cranial Cruciate Ligament Stabilization 33

Katie L. Hoddinott, J. Scott Weese, and Ameet Singh II Intraarticular Repair Techniques 43

4 Complications Associated with Intraarticular Repair Techniques 45

Jeffery Biskup and Michael G. Conzemius

5 Complications Associated with Proximal Tibial Epiphysiodesis 61

Aldo Vezzoni, Joshua S. Zuckerman, and Ron Ben-Amotz

III Extraarticular RepairTechniques 85

6 Extracapsular Stabilization Using Synthetic Material 87

Ian G. Holsworth

7 Complications Associated with Extracapsular Stabilization Using Monofilament Material 109

R. Randy Basinger

8 Complications Associated with Extracapsular Stabilization using Multifilament Material 121

Matt Corse and Ian G. Holsworth

IV Osteotomy Repair Techniques 145

9 Complications Associated with Cranial Closing Wedge Osteotomy 147

Bill Oxley

10 Complications Associated with Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy 163

Ron Ben-Amotz and Joshua Zuckerman

11 Complications Associated with CORA-Based Leveling Osteotomy 189

David L. Dycus and Don Hulse

12 Complications Associated with Tibial Tuberosity Advancement 199

Matthew D. Barnhart

13 Complications Associated with the Modified Maquet Technique 219

Marc H. Balligand

V Nonsurgical Management and Physical Rehabilitation 237

14 Complications Associated with Stifle Orthotics 239

Bryan T. Torres and Steven C. Budsberg

15 Complications from Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery: Rehabilitation Considerations 249

Matthew W. Brunke, David Levine, David L. Dycus, and Denis J. Marcellin-Little

VI Adjunctive Information 263

16 Complications Associated with Feline Cranial Cruciate Ligament Techniques 265

Sorrel Langley-Hobbs and Eva Schnabl-Feichter

17 Complications Associated withArthroscopic Evaluation of the Stifle and Decision Making 289

Brian S. Beale, Stephen C. Jones, and Selena Tinga

18 Complications Associated with the Meniscus and Decision Making 309

Stephen C. Jones, Selena Tinga, and Brian S. Beale

Index 000