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Use of low-power gallium arsenide laser (904nm) after arthroplasty excision of the femoral head in dogs

PURPOSE: Evaluate the action of the Gallium Arsenide semiconductor laser in the post-operative evolution in dogs after the femoral head and neck artroplastic excision. METHODS: Thirteen dogs bearing Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease were divided into two groups: (I) 7 non-radiated dogs - control group; (II) 6 dogs irradiated once a day for 5 consecutive days with the Galium Arsenide laser (904nm), energy density 4J/cm² and exposition time automatically adjusted by the device. In order to evaluate the post-operative evolution it was needed to fill a report stating the degree of the pain as well as the weight bearing of the affected limb. A U non-parametric statistics test of Mann-Whitney was used to perform the results analysis. RESULTS: Group I started the weight-bearing limb by means of an average of 12 post-operative days; group II started it by 4 post-operative days. The U non-parametric statistics test of Mann-Whitney was statistically significant between groups (p=0.0012). CONCLUSION: The approach suggests that the irradiation of the periarticular tissues using the low power Galium Arsenide laser provides a faster weight-bearing limb recovery in dogs after the femoral head and neck artroplastic excision.

Low power laser; Excision arthroplasty; Dogs


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