Tears to the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) are one of the most common orthopedic injuries in dogs. Rupture of the CCL, an injury similar to a torn ACL in humans, is the No. 1 reason dogs experience ...

It often starts subtly — a slight limp, a hesitation before jumping or a pet struggling to use one of their back legs.

Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) is a widely adopted surgical intervention for managing cranial cruciate ligament ruptures in dogs. The procedure realigns the biomechanics of the stifle joint, ...

A beach day turned painful for a Bichon Frise who tore his cruciate ligament. After TPLO surgery, he's healing well and ...

In my last column, I talked about cranial cruciate ligament injuries: what they are and how they happen. So, let’s say the worst has happened and your dog injures her CCL. Your veterinarian says that ...