List of Contributors viiPreface xiForeword xiiiAcknowledgments xvDisclosures xixI Introduction 11 Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Goals of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Defining Complications 3David L. Dycus, Jeffery Biskup, Michael G. Conzemius, and Ron Ben-Amotz2 Surgeon and Patient Preparation to Minimize Surgical Site Complications and Infection Surveillance Programs 15Katie L. Hoddinott, J. Scott Weese, and Ameet Singh3 Identification, Addressing, and Following Up on Surgical Site Infection After Cranial Cruciate Ligament Stabilization 33Katie L. Hoddinott, J. Scott Weese, and Ameet Singh II Intraarticular Repair Techniques 434 Complications Associated with Intraarticular Repair Techniques 45Jeffery Biskup and Michael G. Conzemius5 Complications Associated with Proximal Tibial Epiphysiodesis 61Aldo Vezzoni, Joshua S. Zuckerman, and Ron Ben-AmotzIII Extraarticular RepairTechniques 856 Extracapsular Stabilization Using Synthetic Material 87Ian G. Holsworth7 Complications Associated with Extracapsular Stabilization Using Monofilament Material 109R. Randy Basinger8 Complications Associated with Extracapsular Stabilization using Multifilament Material 121Matt Corse and Ian G. HolsworthIV Osteotomy Repair Techniques 1459 Complications Associated with Cranial Closing Wedge Osteotomy 147Bill Oxley10 Complications Associated with Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy 163Ron Ben-Amotz and Joshua Zuckerman11 Complications Associated with CORA-Based Leveling Osteotomy 189David L. Dycus and Don Hulse12 Complications Associated with Tibial Tuberosity Advancement 199Matthew D. Barnhart13 Complications Associated with the Modified Maquet Technique 219Marc H. BalligandV Nonsurgical Management and Physical Rehabilitation 23714 Complications Associated with Stifle Orthotics 239Bryan T. Torres and Steven C. Budsberg15 Complications from Cranial Cruciate Ligament Surgery: Rehabilitation Considerations 249Matthew W. Brunke, David Levine, David L. Dycus, and Denis J. Marcellin-LittleVI Adjunctive Information 26316 Complications Associated with Feline Cranial Cruciate Ligament Techniques 265Sorrel Langley-Hobbs and Eva Schnabl-Feichter17 Complications Associated withArthroscopic Evaluation of the Stifle and Decision Making 289Brian S. Beale, Stephen C. Jones, and Selena Tinga18 Complications Associated with the Meniscus and Decision Making 309Stephen C. Jones, Selena Tinga, and Brian S. BealeIndex 000
THE EDITORSRon Ben-Amotz, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, DECVS, is a Surgeon and the Section Head of Small Animal Orthopedics at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, is the Chief of Orthopedics at the Nexus Veterinary Bone & Joint Center, Nexus Veterinary Specialists, Maryland, USA.