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Table 2.4 Arthroscopic assessment of the stifle (reproduced with permission from James L.
Cook, Floris Lafeber, Keiichi Kuroki, Denise Visco, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Loren Schulz and Thomas
Aigner)

Cranial cruciate ligament
Intact, normal
Intact, degenerative
Partial tear, <25% L
Partial tear, 25–50%
Partial tear, >50%
Complete tear
Caudal cruciate ligament
Normal
Abnormal

Score and map articular cartilage, synovial,
and meniscal pathology

M L

Score cartilage lesions using modified Outerbridge scale

Arthroscopic scoring of synovium
Score medial and lateral and put in boxes on diagram above
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