Case 19: Right Cruciate repair
publication date: Aug 8, 2008
ROSIE, Female (n), Black Labrador, Feb 02.
16/07/07; Ruptured Right Cruciate Repair, De-Angilis suture method.
| DATE | SESSION NUMBER |
SPEED (k/h) |
DURATION (MINUTES) |
NOTES |
| 26/07/07 | 1 | 2.8 3.0 2.6 |
3 2 2 |
Approx 80% weight bearing, some stiffness, slight lateral rotation of stifle. Slight seroma lateral stifle. |
| 30/07/07 | 2 | 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.0 |
3 3 1.5 2 |
Seroma reduced, removed last of sutures, reduce rimadyl to 50mg, ½ bid. |
| 01/08/08 | 3 | 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.0 |
3 3 1.5 2 |
On reduced dose rimadyl, still weight bearing & walking well. |
| 03/08/08 | 4 | 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 |
1 5 1 2 1 |
Fantastic! |
| 07/08/08 | 5 | - | - | Postpone treadmill as dog went off lead over weekend & ran off with other dog! Now swelling +++, increase rimadyl to 50 mg 1 bid |
| 10/08/08 | 6 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 |
3 4 3 |
Better, approx 90% weight bearing when walking, less when standing swelling reduced. Slight lateral rotation of stifle when walking, but foot straight. |
| 13/08/08 | 7 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 |
2.5 5 2.5 |
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| 16/08/08 | 8 | 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 |
1 4 1.5 1 1.5 |
Onto 5% incline; Slightly noticeable increase in muscle mass since last session, placing foot well, good joint movement, full flexion & extension movement. Fab!! |
| 20/08/08 | 9 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 |
4 2 4 |
5% incline |
| 23/08/08 | 10 | 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.6 |
3 3 2 1 |
Only on 50 mg rimadyl ½ bid, very bright, little cautious with leg (good!) Onto 10% incline as definite muscle bulking with incline work; |
| 28/08/08 | 11 | 3.0 3.2 5.6(run) |
4 2 3 |
No lameness now even on running, Sign off treadmill sessions, owner to use ‘sensible' exercise regime, (not both dogs charging around for a while yet) . Try to stop rimadyl & only use if necessary. |
| 26/11/07 | 12 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 |
4.5 3.5 2 |
Resume Treadmill Sessions Running around too much, joint swollen; 5 % incline Started to rotate joint out laterally towards end. |
| 28/11/07 | 13 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 |
1.5 4 3 1.5 |
5 % incline Joint swelling ++++, but no heat around joint, and Rosie is remarkedly bright! Only approx 1/10 lame. On 1 leg balance- ie lifting left hind to cause Rosie to take weight on right hind, she is very happy and does so with no problems, even when give a ‘wobble'. Apparently, Rosie tends to ‘hump' her bedding, which is on tiled floor, and her legs occasionally slip, advised owner to get an offcut of carpet to prevent legs slipping. |
| 30/11/07 | 14 | 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 |
1 5.5 2.5 1 |
5 % incline No joint Swelling!! |
03/12/07; A.OK!! Keep carpet down!!
04/01/08; Still doing very well, using leg normally, and without lameness, maintaining muscle mass, and exercising normally with other dog.