Fascia lata flap to re‐inforce repair of patella ligament injuries in the dog and cat

Abstract

Reports of three cases of patella ligament repair utilising a re‐inforcing strip of fascia lata are presented. A description of the technique is given.

Patellar ligament‐bone autograft for reconstruction of a distal patellar ligament defect in a dog

“…Thus, augmentation was considered vital, with several options being considered. The most popular augmentation employed previously was an internal splint using a stainless steel or nylon loop passed through transverse bone tunnels drilled across the patella and tibial tuberosity (Gilmore , Bloomberg & Parker , Culvenor , Aron et al . , Smith et al .…”

“…Injuries to the patellar ligament (PL) occur rarely in companion animals. In the English written literature, there have been a total of 13 reported cases, including 12 dogs and 1 cat (Ries & Harris , Gilmore , Bloomberg & Parker , Culvenor , Aron et al . , Smith et al .…”

“…The most common mechanism of injury is direct trauma. Acute ruptures in dogs can be repaired primarily, with good clinical results (Ries & Harris , Gilmore , Bloomberg & Parker , Culvenor , Smith et al . , Shipov et al .…”

“…Injuries to the patellar ligament (PL) occur rarely in companion animals. In the English written literature, there have been a total of 13 reported cases, including 12 dogs and 1 cat (Ries & Harris 1982, Gilmore 1983, Bloomberg & Parker 1984, Culvenor 1988, Aron et al 1997, Smith et al 2000, Gemmill & Carmichael 2003, Shipov et al 2008, Archer et al 2010. The most common mechanism of injury is direct trauma.…”

Treating canine patellar ligament rupture

“…This typically involves transpatellar or circumpatellar loops of synthetic materials attached to the tibial tuberosity through bone tunnels. The use of fascia lata autografts (FLA) for the augmentation of RPL repair has also been reported (Ries and Harris 1982, Culvenor 1988). Reported techniques for stifle immobilisation in RPL management have included external coaptation (Shipov and others 2008) and transarticular external skeletal fixation (TA-ESF) (Bloomberg and Parker 1984, Smith and others 2000, Shipov and others 2008).…”