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. 2024 Jan 8;10:1258319. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1258319

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
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
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.