【Arthroscopy Case Sharing】Mixed-breed dog anterior cruciate ligament rupture - Dr. Du Lang from Kunming Hengjia Clinic!

Species: Mixed breed dog

Nickname: Dazuo

Age: 6 years old

Gender: Male (spayed)

Weight: 20 kg

The pet was diagnosed with a disease of the anterior cruciate ligament five days ago after showing right hind limb lameness and a negative drawer test. Imaging studies strongly suggested this condition. Five days later, the pet suddenly cried out in pain and was unable to walk; the drawer test was positive. During the surgery, the BlueSAOnew equipment - arthroscopy was used for further examination. A complete exploration of the knee joint meniscus was conducted, suggesting that the meniscus was relatively intact and healthy. Therefore, a TPLO surgery was decided upon for treatment.

During the surgery, BlueSAO TPLO-8.5 mm R pure titanium locking bone plate was selected for internal fixation. The surgery was successfully completed, and the postoperative recovery was good. We hope the pet will recover soon!

Thank you very much to Dr. Du Lang from Kunming Hengjia Pet Hospital for sharing the clinical cases of BlueSAO Arthroscopy!

Summary, can TPLO surgery be directly treated for cases with positive drawer experiments?

The answer is yes, but further use of arthroscopy will have more clinical advantages. Through BlueSAO arthroscopy, we can understand more intra-articular conditions. In this case, we knew the integrity of the posterior cruciate ligament, and at the same time, we also found out the health status of the meniscus, which is very important and very confident in the prognosis. Once there is a potential problem with the meniscus, BlueSAO can also guide us to repair, perform partial resection or release under arthroscopy.

Faced with the difficult-to-diagnose lame problem, BlueSAO arthroscopy broke the diagnostic deadlock. As the "third eye" of clinical diagnosis and treatment, it uses minimally invasive exploration to penetrate into the details of joints, accurately capture the clues of the disease, and clear away the fog for scientific diagnosis and treatment.