When your dog damages their cruciate ligament, your vet will direct you to a referral center for orthopedic consultation. This video outlines the entire process from start to finish to help you understand the referral process, the surgical treatment to stabilize the stifle and the post surgical recovery. For more information please visit our website and follow the links to TPLO surgery and cruciate ligament disease. TPLO is the preferred treatment choice for dogs over 15lbs. For dogs under 15lbs we stabilize the stifle with an extracapsular technique made by Arthrex called FasTak.