Ruptura do ligamento cruzado cranial em cães: revisão de literatura

Abstract

One of the main reasons for lameness in dogs is the rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament, which can be treated conservatively or through surgical intervention. The surgical modality is comprehensive and has numerous techniques developed for the correction of this condition. Several factors must be considered by veterinarians when defining the treatment method to be used, such as weight, activity level, age of the patient. This work carried out a bibliographic survey, with the main emphasis on identifying the advantages and disadvantages of the techniques used and the criteria that should guide the choice of the most appropriate technique for each situation that the surgeon may face. It was concluded that, among the numerous techniques, osteotomies and extra-articular ones are more attractive, when the criteria used are better results and low cost, respectively. The size and activity performed by the patient are important factors in choosing the technique to be adopted. A lack of comparative studies was identified between the TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) and TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) procedure to determine whether there is equivalence or superiority of one of them in relation to the postoperative results.