Table 3.
Summary of treatment outcomes after extracorporeal shockwave therapy and rehabilitation therapy in dogs with fibrotic myopathy.
| Patient outcome | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Time (mo) | L | R | Time (mo) | L | R | Time (mo) | L | R | Time (mo) | L | R | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive stifle extension (degrees) | 0 7 |
160 135 |
160 135 |
0 8 |
143 147 |
119 120 |
0 7 10 12 18 |
119 162 155 157 157 |
111 135 144 147 150 |
5 34 46 79 81 |
166 165 160 153 153 |
165 165 160 150 148 |
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| Thigh girth (cm) | 0 4.5 |
50.9 58 |
50.2 57.5 |
0 8 |
55 55.2 |
– | 0 21 46 79 81 |
53 53 53.2 55.6 |
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| Visual lameness evaluation (grade I-IV) | 5 | Less kyphotic | 0 18 |
II I |
No change | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time from initial diagnosis to retirement (mo) | 9 | 27 | 41 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patient outcome | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Time (mo) | L | R | Time (mo) | L | R | Time (mo) | L | R | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive stifle extension (degrees) | 0 7 9 |
164 163 142 |
163 162 156 |
0.5 Pre-ECSWT Post-ECSWT |
123 147 |
– | 0 311 |
123 155 150 |
128 150 155 |
– | – | |||||||||||||
| Thigh girth (cm) | 0 7 19 |
42.6 43 42.3 |
– | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Visual lameness evaluation (grade I-IV) | – | No change | No change | 3 5 |
Pathognomonic gait less pronounced No change |
– | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Time from initial diagnosis to retirement (mo) | 24 | 6 | 36 | *13 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
*Still working full-time at the time of publication. ↑, Improved; ↓, Regressed; –, Not Available; L, Left; R, Right; mo, months.