'Wildcat Power Cord' repairs cruciate ligament in dairy cow's knee

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Wilhelmina is led across K-States video synchronization pressure mat to determine her level of lameness before surgery. The day after surgery her stride length had increased 30 percent and she was bearing 25 percent more weight on her operated leg. T ...
Wilhelmina is led across K-State's video synchronization pressure mat to determine her level of lameness before surgery. The day after surgery, her stride length had increased 30 percent and she was bearing 25 percent more weight on her operated leg. The red, orange and yellow tones indicated Wilhelmina's steps. The blue and green tones at the top of the screen indicate the students' footsteps who are leading and following her. Credit: Kansas State University

An 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow is back at her Kansas farm thanks to a decade of research and an experimental surgery performed at Kansas State University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.


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