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Article: Research in the area of veterinary traumatology reported from S. Jerre and colleagues.(Report)
- Article from:
- Veterinary Week
- Article date:
- April 27, 2009
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"Patients at the Blue Star Foundation animal hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, underwent a procedure with an extracapsular suture technique for cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Two groups were compared; one of the groups received rehabilitation by the owner, and the other received professional rehabilitation by a trained physiotherapists," scientists in Sweden report.
"The dogs where reexamined at four, 12 and 24 weeks postoperatively. The results were 'good' in both groups but a difference was not seen between the groups," wrote S. Jerre and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "This study shows that in the dogs with a body weight of between 25 and ...