With this procedure, eighty pound fishing line is used to replace the ruptured cruciate ligament. This prosthesis is placed around a small bone called the fabella which sits at the back of the femur. It then tracks under the patella ligament, runs back through a hole made into the tibial crest, and is tightened via tunnelling through two metal “crimps” which hold the line in place.

This is the most cost-effective procedure suitable for dogs up to 15kg’s and can be performed by a number of surgeons here at Melbourne Bulldog Clinic.