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What is the cranial cruciate ligament? The cranial cruciate
ligament (CCL) is an important ligament inside the knee (stifle)
joints of dogs. In people it is referred to as the anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL). The ligament plays an important role in
stabilising the stifle during weight-bearing. It prevents the
shin bone (tibia) moving forwards relative to the thigh bone
(femur). Why does the cranial cruciate ligament rupture? In dogs
the cruciate ligament tends to undergo degenerative changes that
weaken it prior to ruptur