This 6 year old American Staffordshire Terrier has a history of left CCL repair from 2014. Presently non-weight bearing left hind with quadriceps contracture. R/O meniscal tear
This 6 year old American Staffordshire Terrier has a history of left CCL repair from 2014. Presently non-weight bearing left hind with quadriceps contracture. R/O meniscal tear
The left stifle joint presents a status after surgical repair of a cranial cruciate ligament pathology. 3 metal opaque devices are seen, 2 of them associated with a drill hole within the lateral femoral condyle, one of them within the soft tissue lateral to the stifle joint. The implants within the lateral femoral condyle are surrounded by a thin radiolucent halo. The device within the soft tissue is surrounded by a local soft tissue swelling and an Überschwinger artifact.
A mild articular soft tissue swelling is seen. The periarticular margins present a large amount of new bone formations. Multifocal geographic osteolysis is seen within the subchondral bone of the femorotibial joint. The femorotibial joint space presents narrow. Faint mineralization is seen associated with the meniscal area. The left thigh musculature as well as the left femur and tibia present severe generalized disuse atrophy.
A mild articular soft tissue swelling is seen associated with the right stifle joint. A moderate amount of osteophytes is present at the periarticular margins. Multifocal mineralization and emerging meniscal mineralization is seen associated with the right stifle joint.
Radiographically in the left stifle there is no strong indication of septic arthritis/cellulitis. However, complementary aspiration of synovia for cytology and culture is recommended as well as clinical evaluation for sifle joint instability. Meniscal damage appears likely. The right stifle shows chronic degenerative joint disease and indirect evidence of meniscal degeneration
