author(s)
Rai Somil, Chandrapuria VP and Kumar Dinesh

abstract
The cranial cruciate ligament or anterior cruciate ligament is the ligament that usually tears in dogs and more frequently seen in overweight, neutered, middle-aged dogs. There are two ligaments within the knee joint that form a cross or x-shape, thus the name cruciate ligaments. The ligaments do not have a good blood supply and no mechanism for repairing themselves. For diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament tears or ruptures, acute lameness with the characteristic “toe-touching” gait or as a chronic lameness may be an important sign but for confirmatory diagnosis Cranial Drawer Test is mostly done with radiographic examination. There are a number of non-surgical and surgical treatment options are available.