NOVALIG and NOVATEN synthetic implants

Hip

• Buttin P, Crumière A and Goin B. A video guide to stabilization of canine hip luxation by intra-articular reconstruction of the round ligament using a synthetic implant. Am J Vet Res 2026: 1-2. DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.26.03.0099. 
• Letesson J, Goin B, Cachon T and Viguier E. Biomechanical analysis of an extra-articular stabilization using a synthetic implant for craniodorsal hip luxation repair in a feline cadaver model: preliminary results. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 24: S122-S124. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1978758. 
• Buttin P, Vallefuoco R. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene implants for treatment of traumatic hip luxation in 7 dogs and 3 cats. Abstract presented at: 2025 American College of Veterinary Surgeons Surgery Summit; October 23–25, 2025; Seattle, WA. doi:10.1111/vsu.70004
• Fournet A, Matres Lorenzo L, Crumière A, Goin B. Surgical management of craniodorsal coxofemoral luxation in three dogs and three cats using a new ultra-high molecular weight polyethene implant. Abstract presented at: 22nd European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress; October 5–7, 2023; Venice, Italy. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14924496
• Letesson J, Goin B, Viguier E and Cachon T. Validation of a biomechanical testing protocol of craniodorsal hip luxation in feline cadavers and comparison of two ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used for extra-articular hip stabilisation. J Feline Med Surg 2022; 24: e360-e369. DOI: 10.1177/1098612X221114851. 

Achilles

• Bohin C, Reinsch G, Vedrine B, et al. Outcomes of 11 cats with Achilles tendon (AT) rupture repair treated with a synthetic ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Veterinary Surgery 2026; n/a. DOI: 10.1111/vsu.70107. 
• Reinsch G, Crumière A, Goin B and Boursier J-F. Use of a Custom-made Synthetic Internal Brace for the Repair of a Proximal Gastrocnemius Muscle Tear in a Dog. VCOT Open 2025; 08: e78-e84. DOI: 10.1055/a-2551-2780. 
• Buttin P, Goin B, Crumière AJJ, et al. Ex-vivo biomechanical analysis of an original repair of canine calcaneal tendon rupture using a synthetic implant as mechanical support fixed by sutures in the proximal tendinous part and by an interference screw in the bone distal part. Open Vet J 2023; 13: 645-653. DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i5.18.
• Goin B, Buttin P, Cachon T and Viguier E. Biomechanical comparison of two suturing techniques during Achilles tendinoplasty in dogs: preliminary results. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23: S128-S129. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1816299. 
• Buttin P, Goin B, Giraud N, et al. Biomechanical analysis of an original repair of an achilles tendon rupture in dogs: preliminary results. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23: S52-S54. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1812157. 
• Morton MA, Thomson DG, Rayward RM, Jiménez-Peláez M, Whitelock RG. Repair of chronic rupture of the insertion of the gastrocnemius tendon in the dog using a polyethylene terephthalate implant. Early clinical experience and outcome. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2015;28(4):282-7. doi: 10.3415/VCOT-14-08-0133. Epub 2015 Mar 25. PMID: 25804524.

Stifle CCL

• Ödman S, Martenne-Duplan A, Finck M, et al. Arthroscopic intra-articular cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction with a synthetic implant yields satisfactory midterm outcome in 15 large-breed dogs. Am J Vet Res 2025: 1-10. DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.25.07.0259. 
• Ödman S, Martenne-Duplan A, Finck M, et al. Intra-Articular Surgical Reconstruction of a Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligament Using an Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Ligament: Case Report with Six-Month Clinical Outcome. Vet Sci 2024; 11. DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11080334. 
• Fauqueux F, Goin B, Agbalé M, et al. Intra-articular replacement of the caudal cruciate ligament using a UHMWPE ligament under arthroscopic guidance in a dog: A case report. Open Vet J 2023; 13: 948-954. DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i7.15. 
• Goin B, Massenzio M, Lafon Y, et al. Ex-vivo biomechanical quasi-static and cyclic loading tests of new implant fixation system for intra-articular cranial cruciate ligament repair in canine cadaver models. Multidisciplinary Biomechanics Journal 2025; 2: 365-367. DOI: 10.46298/mbj.16256. 
• Goin B. Ligamentoplastie synthétique et traitement chirurgical de la rupture du ligament croisé crânial chez le chien : analyses de l’existant, développement et évaluations d’un nouveau système de stabilisation. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 2023. 
• Goin B, Buttin P, Lafon Y, et al. Biomechanical cyclic loading test of a synthetic ligament fixation system used for intra-articular stabilization of deficient canine stifles. Open Vet J 2022; 12: 341-350. DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i3.6. 
• Goin B, Morvan V, Buttin P, et al. Biomechanical comparison of two femoral fixation methods for synthetic cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction in canine cadavers. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 24: S127-S129. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1978758. 
• Rafael P, Goin B, Buttin P, et al. Comparison of two methods of fixation with interference screw for cranial cruciate ligament reconstruction in canine cadaver model. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23: S247-S249. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1812846. 
• Goin B, Rafael P, Blanc Q, et al. Biomechanical analysis of a ligament fixation system for CCL reconstruction in a canine cadaver model. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2019; 22: S109-S111. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1713499. 
• Blanc Q, Goin B, Rafael P, et al. Effect of the number of interference screws for the fixation of an intra-articular cranial cruciate ligament prosthesis in dogs: Biomechanical study. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2019; 22: S102-S104. DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1713496.
• Philippe Buttin, Rosario Vallefuoco, & Hélène Le Pommellet. (2022, September 21). Stabilization of multiple ligament-injured stiffle using an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylen (UHMWPE) ligament in one dog and three cats. 21th Congress of the European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology (ESVOT), Nice. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7273740

Patellar

• Knight JM, Kudnig ST, Shaw T and Ng J. Synthetic Patellar Ligament Prosthesis for Treatment of Patellar Fracture in a Dog. VCOT Open 2025; 08: e1-e5. DOI: 10.1055/a-2501-9478. 
• Castelli A, Garcia M, Camilletti P, et al. Patellar ligament repair with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene implant results in successful outcome in 9 dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2025. 
• Lamère R, Guillet M, Scotti S, et al. Ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene implant improves biomechanical properties for patellar ligament repair in dogs: an ex vivo randomized study. Am J Vet Res 2025; 86: ajvr.25.03.0087. DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.25.03.0087.

Carpus

• Dekerle B, de Gail P, Crumière A and Goin B. Synthetic Reconstruction of the Carpal Short Radial Collateral Ligament Following a Partial Sprain Injury in a Dog. VCOT Open 2025; 08: e125-e131. DOI: 10.1055/a-2637-6332. 

Tarsus

• Buttin P, Santoro V, Agbalé M, et al. Long-term outcome following synthetical reconstruction of the medial collateral tarsal ligament in a dog. Open Vet J 2022; 12: 375-382. DOI: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i3.11. 

Triceps

• Degand S, Crumière A, Goin B and Sarrau S. Challenging surgical management of a major triceps tendon avulsion in a 4.6 kg cat without external coaptation. JFMS Open Rep 2025; 11: 20551169251334255. DOI: 10.1177/20551169251334255. 
• Etchart N, Estoueigt E, Crumière A, et al. Proximal Ulnar Reinsertion of the Triceps Brachii Tendon with a Synthetic Implant in a Dog with Nonreconstructible Olecranon Fracture. VCOT Open 2024; 07: e119-e126. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1795075. 

Shoulder

• Letesson J, Crumière A and Goin B. Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Medial Shoulder Instability in a Dog Treated with Synthetic Implant, Cortical Button, and Interference Screw. VCOT Open 2024; 07: e59-e68. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787563. 
• Buttin P, Goin B, Cachon T and Viguier E. Repair of Tendon Disruption Using a Novel Synthetic Fiber Implant in Dogs and Cats: The Surgical Procedure and Three Case Reports. Vet Med Int 2020; 2020: 4146790. DOI: 10.1155/2020/4146790.