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A step-by-step guide
Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common causes of lameness in dogs. There are multiple surgical techniques available, though there is a lack of high-quality evidence comparing the outcomes and complications associated with these techniques. The Canine Cruciate Registry provides an opportunity to change that, by building the evidence base and evaluating the benefits of different procedures.
This page explains how the registry works and what’s required of you and the dog owners you support when you take part.
Consultation
Following patient assessment, a diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament rupture is made by the veterinary surgeon. If the veterinary surgeon and the patient owner decide that surgery is needed, the owner is asked by the veterinary surgeon or a member of the practice team to participate in the registry.
Enrolment
If the owner agrees, the surgeon or other member of the practice team adds the patient to the Canine Cruciate Registry with the owner’s email address.
The system generates an email which is sent to the owner’s email address. It includes a link to the registry. The owner clicks on the link, completes the registration process, and provides consent electronically. Registration can also be done directly through the website.
The owner answers a set of questions electronically to provide the patient’s baseline outcome measures on their computer, tablet or smartphone.
Surgical report form
Either before or at the time of surgery the surgeon should complete the initial veterinary assessment. Once surgery has been performed, the surgeon or other member of the practice team will log into the registry and complete the surgical report form.
Follow-up
The owner receives regular requests by email to complete follow-up questionnaires, for as many years as possible. The owner can also report any complications that occur. As well as helping your own patient, your participation will help all dogs needing cruciate surgery in the future by helping us to know which techniques and implants give the best outcomes and have the fewest complications.
Data
Surgeons can review their own data in real time for personal clinical audit purposes, and will be able to make comparisons with anonymised data across the registry. Reports can be generated automatically or manually.
On an annual basis the Canine Cruciate Registry will compile anonymised results to report on the data collected from the entire registry. Those reports are available on this website.
