Caption: The
cruciate ligaments crisscross at the cat's stifle.
When patients with pathological MRI findings were evaluated, the most common pathological findings were synovial fluid and medial meniscus injury; and the least common pathological findings were medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, and posterior
cruciate ligament injury.
The tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) and the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) procedures are both aimed at mechanically altering the joint to make the cranial
cruciate ligament unnecessary.
Patients who met the following knee injury criteria were excluded from the study: (1) suspected ACL rupture; (2) other ligament injuries, such as the posterior
cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament; (3) skeletal dysplasia; (4) knee joint valgus or varus deformity; (5) fracture history of the knee joint; (6) osteoarthritis; (7) history of knee surgery; or (8) no MRI images.
Incidence of anterior
cruciate ligament injury and other knee ligament injuries: a national population-based study.
Anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) prevents anterior translation of tibia against femur.
* Consider using the Lachman test, known to have higher validity than other anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) physical examination tests.
The most common pathology detected on MRI as well as on arthroscopy was the anterior
cruciate ligament tear and the least common was posterior
cruciate ligament tear.
The anterior
cruciate ligament is the most commonly disrupted ligament in the knee in high-performance athletes.
Damage to the anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) is often associated with sports and high impact injuries and any activity that causes suddenly stopping or change of direction (AAOS, 2014).
BRIAN replies: Two
cruciate ligaments stabilise the stifle - knee - joint and cross over between the thigh bone and shin bone.