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

The CCL is responsible for keeping the tibia in place beneath the femur and stabilizing the knee joint. There are multiple causes of dog CCL injuries, including activity, breed, age, and obesity.

Dog Joint Health: Pain, Osteoarthritis, and Other Joint Problems WebMD veterinary expert answers commonly asked questions about joint problems in dogs.

Among dog breed populations that have been surveyed, it's been found that about a third of the dogs have joint diseases (1). We know that since they are genetic, the issues can eventually be ...

Answer: The knee cap (or patella) is a small, rounded bone associated with the knee joint (called a stifle joint in dogs). Its function is to increase the power that the quadriceps muscle can ...

Q: I was walking our dog at night and didn't see a big hole in the sidewalk. I stepped right into it, full force, and I think my knee actually bent backward. I can walk OK, but now my knee aches ...

A: Ligament tears (ruptures) are a common orthopedic condition affecting the stifle joint in dogs of various ages and breeds. The stifle is similar to the human knee. For an injury to the anterior ...

Walking uphill caused significantly greater bending at the hip, while the stifle joint (the dog's knee) was less extended. There were also decreases in the accelerations at the carpal and elbow ...

If the dog is overweight it puts more exertion on the knee joint than the body is meant to bear. When the weight above the knee is thrust forward sharply, the ligament can snap completely or ...