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Running with the Big Dogs: Locally Sourced Canine Knee Braces

With the help of 'My Pet's Brace,' custom knee braces are giving dogs the freedom to run and play again. Knee ruptures are one of the most common injuries in dogs leaving our furry friends unable to ...
The Herald-Times

Purdue students create exoskeleton brace for dogs

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University students are working on an “exoskeleton” for dogs — a type of brace they hope can help older canines struggling with hip problems.The students came up with a device ...
The Saratogian

Rough-and-tumble dogs top people on knee surgery

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dashing after a ball or tumbling off a couch make dogs up to 10 times as likely to get surgery on a key knee ligament that is similar to the one athletes often injure. Playing ...
Oregonian

Dog's best friend? Sometimes, it's an orthopedic brace

SALEM -- Deputy Jeff Stutrud first met his partner Renzo at an "unnerving" gathering at the airport in Eugene. Stutrud figured Renzo was hungry and cramped after a long flight, so he cautiously ...
The Denver Post

Rough-and-tumble dogs top people getting knee surgery

LOS ANGELES — Dashing after a ball or tumbling off a couch make dogs up to 10 times as likely to get surgery on a key knee ligament that is similar to the one athletes often injure. Playing sports ...