If your dog goes lame in one of their hind legs, they may have torn or ruptured their cranial cruciate ligament, or CCL -- similar to the ACL in humans. This ligament connects the back of the ...

In my last column, I talked about cranial cruciate ligament injuries: what they are and how they happen. So, let’s say the worst has happened and your dog injures her CCL. Your veterinarian says ...

Similar to an ACL injury in humans, a CCL tear or rupture is one of the most common orthopedic injuries in dogs. How does it happen? Like our back-and-forth example above, it can occur when the ...

Young people are prone to developing posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) following an ACL injury, especially after surgical repair. So are dogs. But the mechanisms underlying PTOA in both species ...

The canine stifle joint is particularly vulnerable to injuries that compromise its function and stability, with cranial cruciate ligament ... of life of affected dogs. Advances in diagnostic ...