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Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury 220.e1

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CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY Lateral radiograph of a stifle with chronic cranial cruciate
ligament rupture. In the image on the right, the dotted lines denote the limit of the effusive joint fluid; arrows
show characteristic osteophytes. (Copyright 2013 Kathleen Linn.)

Cranial drawer Normal alignment

CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY Left, Cranial displacement of the tibia relative to the femur
(static drawer), often evident in small dogs with cranial cruciate ligament ruptures. Right, Normal stifle for
comparison. (Copyright 2013 Kathleen Linn.)

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