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Cruciate Ligaments & A Little Something For Sale

Cruciate Ligaments & A Little Something For Sale

What is the cruciate ligament and why should you care? It is one of the most common orthopedic injuries in dogs. While more common in large dogs, smaller dogs can be affected.

Apr 27, 2025
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Let’s take this one step at a time. First, what is a ligament? It is a band of soft tissue that holds bone to bone. (Tendons, on the other hand, connect muscle to bone). It provides the stability needed when joints move, such as the “knee joint” of a dog.

Cruciate ligaments are in the knee joint of a dog. There are two. One is the cranial (as in “closer …

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