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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just ask Roy Keane, Herschelle Gibbs or Lawrence Dallaglio. All have ruptured their cruciate ligaments and took at least six months to get back to full fitness. The cruciate ligaments are the two ...

Your anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the four main ligaments, or bands of tissue, that keeps the bones of your knee joint together. It also stabilizes it and allows you to control ...