title: Biceps femoris muscle transposition for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in small breed dogs.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new extracapsular surgical technique for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in small breed dogs. Nine small breed dogs (seven females and two males) weighing ≤ 15 kg were treated with biceps femoris muscle transposition (BFT). The duration of the BFT procedure was 20 min. Each patient underwent a standard clinical protocol and a questionnaire for the owners. Follow-up (at 1, 3, and 12 months postoperative) confirmed significant improvement in all patients, especially at 1 month postoperatively (p < 0.01) and again after complete stifle joint assessment at 3 months postoperatively. After 12 months, only two patients showed a slight increase in osteoarthritis. According to our results, BFT is a simple extracapsular surgical technique that can be used for the treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in small breed dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (Bologna), Italy. roberto_tamburro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamburro
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinna
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tribuiani
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panacea
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venturini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D012421:Rupture / Q000662:veterinary; D013264:Stifle / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires