Low energy laser irradiation treatment for second intention wound healing in horses.
Abstract: Low energy helium-neon laser irradiation was administered to full thickness skin wounds (3 cm x 3 cm) on the dorsal surface of the metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joints and cranial surface of the tarsocrural joints of eight horses. The effects on wound healing were analyzed statistically. There were no differences (p > 0.55) observed in the rate of wound healing between the low energy laser irradiated wounds and the control wounds. There was a significant difference (p < 0.006) observed in the rate of healing between the anatomical sites. Tarsal wounds healed more rapidly than fetlock wounds.
Publication Date: 1992-10-01 PubMed ID: 17424089PubMed Central: PMC1481396
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The research article explores the effects of low energy helium-neon laser treatment on the healing of full thickness skin wounds in horses, comparing the rate of healing in different anatomical locations and against a control group that didn’t receive laser treatment.
Objective of the Research
- This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of low energy helium-neon laser irradiation as a treatment option for aiding second intention wound healing in horses, specifically for full thickness skin wounds.
Details of the Experiment
- Eight horses participated in the study. They all had full thickness skin wounds (3 cm x 3 cm) on the dorsal surface of the metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal joints and the cranial surface of the tarsocrural joints.
- These wounds were treated with low energy helium-neon laser irradiation, and the progress of the wound healing was tracked and compared to control wounds that did not receive any laser treatment.
Results and Observations
- The scientists did not find a significant difference in the rate of wound healing between the wounds treated with the helium-neon laser and the control wounds, suggesting that the laser treatment did not notably speed up the healing process.
- However, the researchers did find a statistically significant difference in the healing rates between the different anatomical sites – wounds on the tarsal joint healed more rapidly than those on the fetlock joint.
Conclusions and Implications
- Based on these findings, the study concluded that low-energy helium-neon laser irradiation might not be a significantly effective method for speeding up wound healing in horses, at least for full thickness wounds on the joint surfaces tested in this study.
- The fact that tarsal wounds healed faster than fetlock wounds, irrespective of the treatment method used, can provide a valuable insight into the wound healing process in equine physiology, and this could be a point of interest for further research.
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Fretz PB, Li Z.
(1992).
Low energy laser irradiation treatment for second intention wound healing in horses.
Can Vet J, 33(10), 650-653.
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