Re: [pyrnet] Cruciate Ligament Disease

["Janice Swenson" <janices@austin.rr.com>]

My information is lateral patella luxation happens more commonly 
in the giant breeds while medial is more common in smaller 
breeds.  I've heard the other info but only for smaller breeds, medial 
younger and lateral older.  In the giant breeds lateral is more 
common and happens even young.  Of the two a lateral is harder to 
fix.  The success rate goes down on a lateral, 80% compared to 
around 95% on a medial.  Arthritis almost always forms and when 
the fix is done a lateral slip usually degrades a tendon that has to 
be fixed when surgery is done.  


Janice, janices@austin.rr.com
Lana & Linsey (newfs), Sonny (pyr)  
http://home.austin.rr.com/janices/
Hutto, TX