Table 1.
Clinical cases that met the inclusion criteria
| N° | 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 |
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