100% CORRECT WELL DETAILED
UPDATE!!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
Origin of the cranial cruciate ligament - ANSWER medial surface of lateral femoral
condyle
Function of the CCL - ANSWER -prevent cranial drawer
-prevent excessive hyperextension
-prevent excessive internal rotation
Diagnosis of ruptured CCL - ANSWER *positive cranial drawer*
Tibial thrust
Painful extension
Joint effusion on rads
"medial buttress" - ANSWER accumulation of fibrous tissue deposited in effort to
stabilize knee
Indicator of chronicity
1
, Treatment approaches for ruptured CCL - ANSWER lateral suture
TPLO
TTA
Lateral suture (extracapsular repair) for RCCL - ANSWER usually for smaller dogs
Heavy suture around fabella and through hole in tibia
Fabella - ANSWER
TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) - ANSWER -osteotomy at proximal tibia
-tibial plateau rotated and stabilized with plate
More load now on caudal CL
*will always have cranial drawer*
Supine - ANSWER lying on the back
Cranial drawer test - ANSWER
TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) - ANSWER -cut along cranial aspect of proximal
tibia
-insert cage between tibia to advance
2
UPDATE!!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
Origin of the cranial cruciate ligament - ANSWER medial surface of lateral femoral
condyle
Function of the CCL - ANSWER -prevent cranial drawer
-prevent excessive hyperextension
-prevent excessive internal rotation
Diagnosis of ruptured CCL - ANSWER *positive cranial drawer*
Tibial thrust
Painful extension
Joint effusion on rads
"medial buttress" - ANSWER accumulation of fibrous tissue deposited in effort to
stabilize knee
Indicator of chronicity
1
, Treatment approaches for ruptured CCL - ANSWER lateral suture
TPLO
TTA
Lateral suture (extracapsular repair) for RCCL - ANSWER usually for smaller dogs
Heavy suture around fabella and through hole in tibia
Fabella - ANSWER
TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) - ANSWER -osteotomy at proximal tibia
-tibial plateau rotated and stabilized with plate
More load now on caudal CL
*will always have cranial drawer*
Supine - ANSWER lying on the back
Cranial drawer test - ANSWER
TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) - ANSWER -cut along cranial aspect of proximal
tibia
-insert cage between tibia to advance
2