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Table 1 Clinical cases that met the inclusion criteria

From: Perilesional photobiomodulation therapy and physical rehabilitation in post-operative recovery of dogs surgically treated for thoracolumbar disk extrusion

Group

Breed

Sex

Age (years)

BW (Kg)

S-S

MFS T0

T1

T2

MFS T2

1

1

GD

F

4

6.5

1

1

Y

Y

4

2

1

FB

F

4

10.6

1

3

N

Y

4

3

1

Beagle

F

6

12.2

5

3

N

Y

5

4

1

GD

M

13

10.1

2

3

Y

Y

5

5

1

MB

F

6

7

2

3

N

N

3

6

1

MB

F

4

4.9

2

3

Y

Y

5

7

1

MB

M

4

16.2

1

3

N

Y

4

8

1

GD

F

4

4.9

21

3

N

Y

5

9

1

Beagle

F

9

12

30

3

N

N

3

10

1

Poodle

F

5

3,9

3

3

Y

Y

5

11

1

CK

F

5

11.5

3

2

N

N

3

12

1

GD

M

6

10.5

1

2

N

N

3

13

2

MB

M

10

37

15

3

Y

Y

5

14

2

MB

M

7

13

30

3

Y

Y

5

15

2

MB

M

9

30.5

1

3

Y

Y

5

16

2

FB

F

7

12

14

0

N

N

0

17

2

GD

M

6

11

1

3

N

Y

5

18

2

MB

M

11

16

4

3

N

Y

5

19

2

MB

F

15

22

2

3

Y

Y

4

20

2

MB

F

6

16.5

7

0

N

N

0

21

2

GD

M

8

8

1

2

N

Y

4

22

2

MB

M

10

13

10

3

Y

Y

5

23

2

Lagotto

M

8

17

0

1

N

Y

5

24

2

GD

F

7

7.5

2

1

Y

Y

5

  1. Group 1 = no Laser; Group 2 = perilesional laser application; GD = German Dachshund; FB = French Bouledogue; CK = Cavalier King Charles Spaniel; MB = Mixed breed; F = female; M = male; BW = Body Weight; S-S = interval of time, expressed in days, between the appearance of symptoms and surgery; MFS T0 = MFS on admission at rehabilitation center; T1 = neurological evaluation after 14 days of physiotherapy; T2 = neurological evaluation after 30 days of physiotherapy; N = dog not able to ambulate; Y = dog able to ambulate; MFS T2 = MFS after 30 days of physiotherapy. Dogs n.16 and n.20 were discharged with the cart to walk because of their poor prognosis of MFS 0 on admission and no improvement during physiotherapy