Effect of Rehabilitation in a Dog with Delayed Recovery following TPLO: A Case Report
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patient
2.2. Measurement
2.2.1. Digital Thermal Imaging
2.2.2. Gait Analysis
2.2.3. Helsinki Chronic Pain Index
2.2.4. Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
3. Results
3.1. Digital Thermal Imaging
3.2. Gait Analysis
3.3. The Helsinki Chronic Pain Index
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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DTI (°C) | MVF (%) | SI (%) | HCPI (Points) | |
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Before rehabilitation | 36.2 | 50 | 49.9 ± 5.5 | 24 |
After rehabilitation | 35.4 | 65 | 10.7 ± 7.5 | 2 |
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Lee, S.-H.; Cho, J.-H.; Kim, C.-H.; Lee, D. Effect of Rehabilitation in a Dog with Delayed Recovery following TPLO: A Case Report. Animals 2023, 13, 2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172778
Lee S-H, Cho J-H, Kim C-H, Lee D. Effect of Rehabilitation in a Dog with Delayed Recovery following TPLO: A Case Report. Animals. 2023; 13(17):2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172778
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Shin-Ho, Jae-Hyeon Cho, Chung-Hui Kim, and Dongbin Lee. 2023. "Effect of Rehabilitation in a Dog with Delayed Recovery following TPLO: A Case Report" Animals 13, no. 17: 2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172778
APA StyleLee, S.-H., Cho, J.-H., Kim, C.-H., & Lee, D. (2023). Effect of Rehabilitation in a Dog with Delayed Recovery following TPLO: A Case Report. Animals, 13(17), 2778. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172778