Medial Patellar Luxation 

The most clear explanation vid on RU-vid

Vets should be recommending this video to owners. The visual comparison, silhouette graphic and explanation of surgery techniques is invaluable. I hope you’ve been able to get this model into the hands of vet colleges. Outstanding work!

Thanks for such a clear explanation of this problem. Great visual!

Very nice explanation and demonstration. Thank you for your work. It was hard to understand my dog's recent procedure, but after watching this video it makes more sense.

Thank you so much for this gift! Absolutely amazing!

Super useful informative stuff. Thank you.

My dog was diagnosed with patellar luxation; this video helped me understand the problem and how the surgical procedure would fix it. Thank you very much for this information.

Thankyou ! My little boy is having surgey in 2 days and I wanted to better understand!

Awesome video! Thank you for creating this model to demonstrate the problem and solution.

Great great video amazing visualization now I got the whole story behind what is pateller Luxation, can't thank you enough! !!!! Eagerly waiting for more content 👏

Waoo.. This is amazing, just witnessed the surgery for the first time and it make more sense now.. thanks for your explanation

It’s such a great video Thank you

Dr. Fink is an amazing surgeon and engineer.

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you for this video. Well done!

Very useful. Thank you❤

thank you so much 🌿 ❤

This video is wonderful, the explanation 10/10. Just one question, is the patellar luxation that you show to some grade?

Thank you for this informative video. I am Veterinarian with general practitce in Manila Philippines. I just would like to ask where to order this demo model if available? This oculd be useful for general practitioner like me.

Are there any ligaments holding the patella in place laterally?

5:24 I've seen the surgeons I shadow just put rods on either side of the quadriceps in the femoral head. Does this have the same effect?

That was the BEST layman’s explanation and demonstration I have seen. Thank you so much!

Thank you for this video! I had a really hard time visualising what was actually going on in my dog's leg, now I completely understand :)

1:58 luxation 2:45 cartilage damage 3:10 normal vs abnormal motion 4:00 TBR 4:54 still abnormal alignment 5:03 TTT 5:32 postoperative motion showing

My dog was diagnosed with medial paterral luxation I didn’t understand how the vet explained to me ealier but your video answer my question thank you!

This is a fantastic video. I have a friend w a 10 yr old corgi Australian Shephard mix and his front legs bend sideways. He's obviously in a ton of pain. (ex massage therapist here). He's constantly licking his legs. He limps sometimes but it's all his legs so he can't favor one and they're short little legs. I fear it's too late already and he's too old for a bunch of surgeries nor can the expense be justified. (prob wouldn't work anyways at this point) I don't know. Maybe you have some insight I don't. He doesn't like doctors but I told him he's gonna have to take him to the doctor to get him put down so either way it's the doctor or a bullet to the brain but u don't own a gun so... What happens if u just let this play out? The dog stops walking and just poops all over themselves? I take him to the ocean and let him stand in the surf. He seems to love the cold water. I tried to tell his owner that throwing a stick for him is the worst because he's running, changing direction and stopping suddenly. He just wants to believe the best all the time. I'm a realist. One thing he says all the time is that he was just born that way. That his legs have always bend that far sideways. In the back of my mind I'm thinking that it doesn't matter. It's an unstable joint. Then I watched some videos of an orthopedic vet explain that they can tell really early in life if the animal has this condition. Like the groove holding the ligament isn't deep enough or the bend of the leg is wrong.

Hello. My dog went through this surgery, but his knee cap/patella keeps luxating. It's been 2 months since the surgery. When he walk slow, it's pretty evident how the patella keeps going out of place and snapping back to place almost in every flexion of the knee, when he jogs, it looks a bit more stable. Apart from that he has hyperlexia, just in case it needs to be considered. Is it possible that after a successful surgery, the problem persists? Or if the patella keeps luxating, it means that the surgery didn't go very well? I know it's a hard question over RU-vid, I just want some guidance, I'm getting desperate for the sake of my dog. Thank you.

Thank you for the awesome video. Our new dog just had this surgery 2 days ago. Your video really helped me understand what the surgeon did. Keep up the good work!

Hands down best video for explaining surgery for MLP! Thanks I am a visual learner so this was great 👍🏼

So clear. thank you for making this video.

Very clear and informative, thank you!

My dog was just diagnosed with grade 3 patellar luxation. Is it possible for dogs to make a 100% recovery after surgery? Or will they need to be careful with running/jumping forever?

As a Vet student and an aspiring surgeon, this hit home...thank u so much.

Brilliant video. Very reassuring, very much appreciated.

My 2-year-old mini poodle has been diagnosed with grade 4 patellar luxation. The vet said there is no guarantee that the problem can be fixed after surgery and that the patella might dislocate again given her severe condition. I'm so shocked to hear this. She looks absolutely normal, with only 15% of the time limping. She keeps chasing birds and squirrels every day! Should I still proceed with the surgery for my girl?

A vet recommended a surgery by physically checking my one year old Pomeranian during first year vaccinations visit..But he doesn’t show any discomfort at all,He runs normal,plays normal and jump too..I am kind of reluctant to do a surgery to a dog doesn’t show any symptoms at all…what is your advice on this??

Wonderful vedio!! Wish there are more different orthropedic explained vedio!!

My dog has been lifting her leg and limping for the past couple of days I’m not sure what it is and I’m not sure if it’ll go away. I’m probably going to check it out tomorrow. I’ve done some research and I think it’s around her tibia in her leg I don’t know if this is close to what that is but I can’t find what’s wrong

Fantastic video!!!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned so much. Thank you for your hard work.

My dog just had this surgery last week. Thank you for this great informative video!

Thank you!!! Very well explained

Thank you for this. Was difficult for me to understand my vet's explanation of how they'd perform surgery on my cat. I'm watching this post-surgery and it makes a lot more sense.

Great video. Me and my dog are both screwed now… she’s too old for surgery 😭😭😭😭😭

Thank you for posting

Great video! One tip: The portion you pointed out and referred to as the patellar tendon is actually called the patellar ligament. Ligaments connect bones and tendons connect muscles to bones. So the patellar tendon is the portion proximal to the patella that connects it to the quads and the patellar ligament connects the patella to the tibial tuberosity.

Hello, I enjoyed the your interesting video! I'm making a video about canine luxating patella, can I leave the source and use this video as a reference? Thank you. Have a nice day. :)

Is patellar luxation defined as genetic, traumatic or combined issue for dogs? Secondary how much is this injury more related to dog breeds and their genetic? Thirdly as you mentioned bone misalignment as a reason for the patella luxation, what might be the degrading reason of that, is it nutrition, movement, unnatural diet etc? I could go further, maybe there is a question material for another video, for explaining the nature of this issue.

Great video, guys!

Great video and very informative. I have a small RU-vid channel in Spanish about Boston Terrier. Can I use your video and translate it into Spanish an use it in my channel?

How much to fix this problem I have a Yorkie and the vet is telling me to put him down I just got him on 1 16 22 he is only a 1yr 3 month weight 2lbs 4oz. I got him from a breeder on Puppy Find. She never disclosed or showed in the pictures this problem (so I got scammed ) when she shipped him I did make sure to ask if there was any issued she stated he has no problem. So I took a chance on to find out when he arrived he cant walk on all for only three legs. He is so lovable and he tries so hard to follow me around can you help me fix this problem. I live in Balt. MD Please Please Help me what to do????

Can a small chihuahua with Medial Luxating Patella and bowed femurs in both knees get the surgery on both knees at the same time?

Thank you very much for this great visual explanation

BEAUTIFUL, FANTASTIC demonstration!!!!!!! Love this!!!

Thank you so much for this video! I'm writing a thesis on this subject and am using my dog as a case study and this video has really helped me visualise it! Much better than the surgeon's explanations! :D

This is awesome! When is your next video probably going to be?

Thank you. Excellent information 👍

Love the music!❤️. Will this surgery have to been done again?

Awesome video. Thank you so much! :)

Now I know why my small dog has more of a sharper protrusion on her right leg after luxation surgery. Looks like it comes from where they moved that tendon attachment point. You show it well there.

Thank you it's perfect

Best video ever about this topic! Super super informative!

hi im a vet in south korea. there are so many small dogs with MPL in south korea. your video is so helpful for my clients. so i want to get this model. how can i get it?

Great video. Thank you.

Very thank you 고마워요

where could i buy such model? :(

fantastic. thank you.

A Good explanation

great video

Thankyou 🙏

amazing.

my dog had a tta surgery 13 weeks ago and now his patella is luxating. is this common or a hard fix?