Physical therapy treatment in the functional recovery of dogs submitted to head and femoral neck ostectomy: 20 cases
ABSTRACT: Patients who undergo excisional surgical procedures such as femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHO) require a postoperative rehabilitation plan which includes different physical therapy modalities. Therefore, this retrospective study was done to demonstrate the different physical therapy modalities utilized in 20 dogs who were subjected to FHO, and to provide data on the frequency of physical therapy modalities, the protocol duration and time interval from the commencement of physiotherapy and surgery and the patient’s functional recovery. All the protocols included the modalities of thermotherapy (heat), massage, passive stretching and passive joint movement. In the initial phase, electrotherapy and therapeutic ultrasound were most often used, while the water treadmill was continued until the treatment was completed. Physiotherapy sessions varied from 3 to 50 in number, and physiotherapy was commenced from day 5 until day 214 post the surgical procedure. The functional recovery of the limb was in the following range: 65% (13/20) satisfactory, 25% (5/20) partially satisfactory and 10% (2/20) unsatisfactory. Physical therapy treatment was thus concluded to be most influential in the functional recovery of the limb, even if was started late.
Main Authors: | Colvero,Ana Caroline Teixeira, Schwab,Marcelo Luís, Ferrarin,Dênis Antonio, Ripplinger,Angel, Herculano,Lícia Flávia Silva, Wrzesinski,Mathias Reginatto, Rauber,Júlia da Silva, Mazzanti,Alexandre |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782020001100602 |
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