Novel approach for the treatment of canine elbow hygroma with extracorporeal shockwaves.

IF 0.4 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1055/a-2110-0088

Anika Verhoeven, Nikolaus Huels, Oliver Harms

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Abstract

A hygroma is a fluid filled cavity, which appears due to repetitive traumata over bony prominences. For canine elbow hygroma there is no satisfactory treatment option available. Small hygromas should not be treated at all. Larger hygromas that restrict the dog in daily life, are infected, painful, or ulcerated should be treated surgically with drainage or total excision. Surgical treatment of hygromas results in long rehabilitation times and is associated with a high complication rate. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is widely used in human and veterinary rehabilitation medicine since several years. Even the mechanisms of action are not fully understood it has a wide range of indications. ESWT provides anti-inflammatory effects, promotes microcirculation, and is used for pain relief. In this case series of 4 consecutive cases in 3 dogs we treated hygromas with extracorporeal shockwaves each for 3 to 6 times usually on a weekly basis. All hygromas regressed completely and no complications were noted. Overall ESWT seems to provide a safe, easy-to-use, as well as cost-effective alternative treatment option for canine elbow hygroma.

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体外冲击波治疗犬肘水瘤的新方法。

水瘤是一种充满液体的腔，是由于骨突出部位的重复性创伤而出现的。犬肘水瘤没有令人满意的治疗选择。小的水瘤根本不应该治疗。较大的水肿会限制狗的日常生活，感染，疼痛或溃烂，应该通过手术引流或完全切除来治疗。手术治疗水瘤需要较长的康复时间，并发症发生率高。体外冲击波疗法(ESWT)近年来在人类和兽医康复医学中得到了广泛的应用。甚至其作用机制也不完全清楚，它具有广泛的适应症。ESWT提供抗炎作用，促进微循环，并用于缓解疼痛。在本病例中，我们用体外冲击波治疗3只狗的4个连续病例，每次治疗3至6次，通常每周一次。所有水瘤均完全消退，无并发症。总的来说，ESWT似乎提供了一种安全，易于使用，以及具有成本效益的替代治疗犬肘部湿疣的选择。

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Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere Veterinary-Small Animals

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0.80

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16.70%

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108

期刊介绍： Die Tierärztliche Praxis wendet sich mit ihren beiden Reihen als einzige veterinärmedizinische Fachzeitschrift explizit an den Großtier- bzw. Kleintierpraktiker und garantiert damit eine zielgruppengenaue Ansprache. Für den Spezialisten bietet sie Original- oder Übersichtsartikel zu neuen Therapie- und Operationsverfahren oder den Einsatz moderner bildgebender Verfahren. Der weniger spezialisierte Tierarzt oder Berufseinsteiger findet auf seinen Berufsalltag zugeschnittene praxisbezogene Beiträge in der Fortbildungsrubrik „Aus Studium und Praxis“. Mit dem hervorgehobenen „Fazit für die Praxis“ am Ende jedes Artikels verschafft sich auch der eilige Leser einen raschen Überblick über die wichtigsten Inhalte dieser modern konzipierten Fachzeitschrift mit den vielen hochwertigen, überwiegend farbigen Abbildungen. In jedem Heft ermöglicht ein ATF-anerkannter Fortbildungsartikel den Erwerb einer ATF-Stunde (Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung).