Question of the Day

Instability in the stifle joint after cranial cruciate ligament damage can cause concurrent injury to the medial meniscus.

The “cranial drawer sign” is positive in the stifle (knee) when there has been a rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament. Commonly see this injury after trauma (hit by car) and in active dogs (especially ball and Frisbee-catching dogs who often jump while running, then land badly and rupture the cranial cruciate).