Mastering Complications in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide

Filling a significant gap in the current literature, Complications in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery provides expert strategies for correcting complications associated with surgical repair techniques for cranial cruciate ligament rupture, a leading cause of hind limb lameness in dogs.

A Step-by-Step Approach to Surgical Correction

This practical guide covers a range of surgical correction techniques, including articular, extra-articular, and osteotomy repair methods, as well as non-surgical management, physical rehabilitation, and clinical decision-making. With hundreds of high-quality clinical photographs, this book demonstrates each step of the corrective procedure, ensuring that veterinarians and surgeons can confidently address complications.

Minimizing Surgical Site Infections and Complications

The book begins with an overview of cranial cruciate ligament tears, diagnosis, and treatment goals, followed by a discussion on methods for minimizing surgical site infections and complications. Subsequent chapters describe the potential complications of a particular technique and explain how to identify, evaluate, and correct them.

An Authoritative Resource for Veterinarians

This authoritative guide provides:

• Step-by-step techniques for surgical corrections of common complications
• Emphasis on surgical decision-making and specific strategies for surgical correction
• Revision strategies for identification of intra-operative complications
• Coverage of evaluation and identification of post-operative complications
• Over 400 photographs and clinical images

Part of the state-of-the-art Advances in Veterinary Surgery series, Complications in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery is an invaluable resource for surgical residents, veterinary surgeons, and general practice veterinarians alike.

Learn more about cranial cruciate ligament surgery and its complications, and discover how this comprehensive guide can enhance your surgical skills and patient outcomes.