About the Editor xi Foreword to the Second Edition xiii Kenneth A. Johnson Foreword xv R. Randy Basinger, ACVS Foundation Preface xvii Peter Muir Acknowledgements xix Peter Muir Contributing Authors xxi I Structure and Function 1 Introduction 1 Peter Muir 1 Morphology and Function of the Cruciate Ligaments 3 Hilde de Rooster and Eithne Comerford 2 Biomechanics of the Cruciate Ligaments 13 Susannah J. Sample 3 Cruciate Ligament Remodeling and Repair 21 Connie S. Chamberlain, Erin E. Crowley, and Ray Vanderby Jr. 4 Meniscal Structure and Function 31 Antonio Pozzi and James L. Cook 5 Biomechanics of the Normal and Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle 39 Antonio Pozzi and Stanley E.
Kim II Etiopathogenesis of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 45 Introduction 45 Peter Muir 6 Histology of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 47 Kei Hayashi 7 Genetics of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 57 Lauren A. Baker and Peter Muir 8 Cruciate Ligament Matrix Metabolism and Development of Laxity 65 Eithne Comerford 9 Morphological Risk Factors for Cruciate Ligament Rupture 73 Eithne Comerford 10 Role of Nitric Oxide Production and Matrix Protease Activity in Cruciate Ligament Degeneration 81 David E. Spreng and Simone Forterre 11 Role of Antibodies to Collagen Type I and II 89 Hilde de Rooster and Eithne Comerford 12 Synovitis Precedes Stifle Instability Associated with Cruciate Ligament Rupture 93 Jason A. Bleedorn 13 Role of Synovial Immune Responses in Stifle Synovitis 101 Peter Muir III Clinical Features 107 Introduction 107 Peter Muir 14 Epidemiology of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 109 Lauren A. Baker and Peter Muir 15 History and Clinical Signs of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 115 Peter Muir 16 Partial Rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament 119 Peter Muir 17 Caudal Cruciate Ligament Rupture 123 Peter Muir 18 Stress Imaging of the Stifle 127 Stanley E. Kim 19 Stifle Ultrasonography 135 Cristi R. Cook 20 Computed Tomography (CT) of the Stifle 141 Ingrid Gielen and Henri van Bree 21 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Stifle 155 Peter V. Scrivani 22 Risk Prediction of Cruciate Ligament Rupture using Stifle Diagnostic Imaging 165 Peter Muir IV Surgical Treatment 169 Introduction 169 Peter Muir 23 Arthroscopy and Arthrotomy of the Stifle 171 Brian S.
Beale, Donald A. Hulse, Antonio Pozzi, and Peter Muir 24 Joint Lavage 185 Peter Muir 25 Extracapsular Stabilization 189 Selena Tinga and Stanley E. Kim 26 Intra-Articular Repair for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in the Dog 201 Jeffery J. Biskup and Michael G. Conzemius 27 Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy 217 Susan L. Schaefer 28 Tibial Tuberosity Advancement 227 Randy J. Boudrieau 29 Closing Cranial Wedge Ostectomy and Triple Tibial Osteotomy 243 Simon C. Roe 30 Treatment of Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle 253 Michael P.
Kowaleski 31 Surgical Management of Cruciate Ligament Rupture Combined with Patella Luxation 261 Anke Langenbach and Denis J. Marcellin-Little 32 Biomechanics of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle Treated by Tibial Osteotomies 271 Antonio Pozzi, Stanley E. Kim, and Selena Tinga 33 Arthroscopic Follow-Up after Surgical Stabilization of the Stifle 279 Brian S. Beale and Donald A. Hulse 34 Cranial Cruciate Ligament Debridement 291 David E. Spreng 35 Surgical Treatment of Concurrent Meniscal Injury 295 Samuel P. Franklin, James L. Cook, and Antonio Pozzi 36 Meniscal Release 301 Antonio Pozzi and James L.
Cook 37 Progression of Osteoarthritis after Stifle Stabilization Surgery 307 Susannah J. Sample 38 Clinical Outcomes after Surgical Treatment of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 313 Mary Sarah Bergh and Steven C. Budsberg 39 Success and Failure after Stifle Stabilization Surgery 317 Michael G. Conzemius and Richard B. Evans 40 Diagnosis and Management of Orthopaedic Infection after Stifle Surgery 323 No ël M.M. Moens V Medical Management of Cruciate Ligament Rupture 331 Introduction 331 Peter Muir 41 Medical Therapy for Stifle Osteoarthritis 333 Steven C. Budsberg 42 Rehabilitation for Dogs with Cruciate Ligament Rupture 343 Denis J.
Marcellin-Little and Courtney J. Arnoldy VI Future Directions 353 Introduction 353 Peter Muir 43 Clinical Research Design and Patient-Oriented Outcomes 355 Dorothy Cimino Brown 44 Total Knee Replacement in the Dog 363 Matthew J. Allen, William D. Liska, and Valentina Brioschi 45 Regenerative Medicine and Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair 371 Gabriel S. Perrone, Martha M. Murray, and Patrick Vavken 46 Disease-Modifying Medical and Cell-Based Therapy 379 Susannah J. Sample and Peter Muir Index 385.