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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1996; 09(04): 190-192
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632530
Case Report
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Cranial Cruciate Ligament Avulsion in a Skeletally Immature Saint Bernard Dog

B. Singh
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
H.R. Sukhiani
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
C. A. Tano
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
H. Dobson
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
,
C.W. Miller
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Received for publication 23 April 1996

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23 February 2018 (online)

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Avulsion of the attachments of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) can occur in skeletally immature dogs. A case of avulsion of the tibial attachment of the CCL in a three-month-old Saint Bernard dog, along with the repair techniques and complications, is reported.

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Cranial cruciate ligament - avulsion - canine
 

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