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 ...

Medial collateral ligament (MCL) Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) The ACL is behind the kneecap (patella) and is in front of the PCL ...

Womack et al, Proteomics Reveals Increased Periostin in Synovial Fluid From Canine and Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Journal of Orthopaedic Research (2025). DOI: 10.1002/jor.26078 ...

If your dog is limping or avoiding movement, the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) may be to blame. The CCL is similar to a human’s ACL. It is located behind a dog’s stifle joint, like our knee ...

The confusion in diagnosing CaCL rupture comes from the initial position of the tibia in comparison with the femur. In a CaCL rupture, the tibia subluxates caudally. This is seen by a ...

Anterior cruciate ligament rupture, whether treated surgically or not, is associated with an increase in osteoarthritis in former soccer players Alarming is the word Von Parat, Roos, and Roos choose ...