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Extracapsular Repair Surgery (Traditional) – Tide

By on March 8, 2012 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

My 4 year old black Lab, Tide, had the Traditional Repair done on her knee back in December 2008. Onset of Cruciate Ligament Injury At about 5 1/2 months old Tide started to limp. Of course, being the crazy worried Mommy that I am, I thought Hip Dysplasia right away. Off to the vet we [...]

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Extracapsular Imbrication (Traditional Repair) – Duke

By on October 13, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Duke, age 5, 110-lb, Black Lab tore his ACL in January of this year. Tried conservative management, but seemed to have frequent relapses. Took to UofFL small animal hospital, and they wanted to do TPLO. My local Vet then suggested doing a TTA. I decided to try CM a little longer and told him so. [...]

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Traditional CCL Repair for Small Dogs – Baxter

By on July 26, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Baxter, our 23 pound Malti-Poo came inside from an energetic play session one night a few months ago with a significant limp. We were concerned of course, but by the next morning it had improved and largely disapeared a few days later. Over the next few months, he would occasionally start limping again for a [...]

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Traditional Repair: Extracapsular Stabilization – Ellyot

By on May 16, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

This has been one of the most stressful decisions I’ve ever been presented with… Elly is my 14 y.o. husky mix. He’s had generally good health; I’ve had him since he was a pup. I wanted to do the conservative maintenance, but the more I researched the more I realized that we needed to try [...]

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Traditional Surgery for Large Breeds – Garth the Lab

By on February 22, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

My very active and large Labrador retriever partially tore his right CCL when he was only 9 months old. My vet examined him under sedation and the knee was stable albeit slightly more loose than the other side. He was put on 8 weeks of rest and Previcox. I leash walked him for the 8 [...]

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Cruciate Ligament Injury in Dogs

By on January 24, 2011 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Proofing House, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options, Physical Therapy, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Symptoms, Tightrope Repair, TPLO, Traditional Repair, TTA, TTO

Help!  My dog is limping – Could it be a torn ligament? This guide is a good starting place for anyone looking for more information on dog knee problems, specifically cruciate ligament injury in dogs.  This article will give an overview of dog knee injuries covering everything from symptoms to recovery. What is a Cruciate [...]

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Extracapsular or Traditional Repair in Lab

Our Dog Beau and His CCL Injury

By on December 22, 2009 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

Our Dog Beau Our dog Beau is a seven year old Golden Retriever and master of the household! He’s friendly, fun, energetic and spoiled! Unfortunately, we learned early in his first year that he also has hip dysplasia. Until now, this has not stopped him from having an active, doggy life. However, in late November [...]

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Tightrope Surgery vs. Extracapsular or Traditional Repair

By on February 5, 2009 in Surgical Procedures

How is Tightrope CCL Different from Extracapsular Imbrication or Traditional Repair? The major difference between extracapsular imbrication/traditional repair methods and tightrope ccl is the way in which the knee joint is stabilized.  In a traditional CCL repair, a leader line (suture, or you can also think of this as a fishing line) is woven across [...]

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CCL Injury in Both Back Legs

By on June 15, 2008 in Non-Surgical Options, Surgical Procedures

It is not unusual for dogs who have a cranial cruciate ligament rupture in one leg to develop one in the other leg. It is a little unusual to have two severe ruptures at the same time, but it does occur, especially in large breed dogs or overweight canines. Generally the signs of this type [...]

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Extracapsular CCL Repair Complications

By on April 30, 2008 in Complications

For both humans and animals alike, any surgical procedure carries a risk of complications. You dog should have a full evaluation done, complete with blood work and other baseline testing, prior to surgery to help minimize any risks. Pre-surgical testing can often diminish the risk of death from anesthesia and other preventable complications related to [...]

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