ACL Tears Part 1: Getting Confident with the Diagnosis
Do you know ALL the key observation techniques, physical exam skills and radiographic interpretation to help you find ACL tears? Here’s a hint: if you only diagnose ACL tears on dogs with a positive cranial drawer sign when the patient is awake, then you are missing the diagnosis at least 50% of the time. Once you’ve made the diagnosis are you confident recommending surgery for your patient?
In this 2 part series we review all things cruciate tears in dogs. In Part 1 Dr. Dan highlights all of the observation, physical exam and radiology clues you MUST use to identify ACL tears and move beyond just the cranial drawer sign.
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Andrea Belcher
This is so helpful! I feel like the hardest part of CCL tears is having the confidence to tell their owner that the CCL is either partially or completely torn. There are a lot of great tips in this video to gain that confidence!You may also be interested in
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