Necrotic Wound on Canine Treated with Laser Therapy

Photobiomodulation/Laser Therapy

Necrotic Wound on Canine Treated with Laser Therapy

  • August 31 2024
  • Case Studies
Necrotic Wound on Canine Treated with Laser Therapy
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Keyword: photobiomodulation; necrotic wound; canine

Author(s): Dr. Bryan Murphy, Crawford Road Animal Hospital, Phenix City, AL

Signalment: Canine, 7 years old, F/S, “Keita”

History: Soft tissue trauma (dog bite) leading to a necrotizing wound. The patient presented to a different veterinarian where initial surgical repair was performed. The patient re-presented to Dr. Murphy 1 week later for wound dehiscence. Surgical debridement of necrotic wound edges and repair was performed. Unfortunately, this procedure was unsuccessful as well, due to underlying unhealthy tissue. Ten (10) days after the initial injury, skin margins were tacked to the underlying granulation tissue and photobiomodulation(PBMt) was initiated.

Laser Treatment: Preset “Superficial Wound” protocol with a non-contact delivery technique at ~ 5J/cm².

Frequency of Treatment: Three times weekly.

Other Treatments: Clavamox 500/125mg (1 tablet PO BID) was started at initial visit

Pictures:

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite before being treated with laser therapy

1 - Original presentation

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite with initial surgical repair

2 - Initial surgical repair prior to failure

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite before during initial laser treatment 10 days after trauma

3 - Initial laser treatment (10 days after
initial trauma)

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite before during initial laser treatment 10 days after trauma with photo of laser

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite on fourth laser treatment

4, 5 - Laser treatment #4 (2 weeks after
laser initiated)

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite on fourth laser treatment close-up view

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite three weeks into laser treatment
6, 7 - 3 weeks after laser initiated

y-year-old female canine with necrotic wound from dog bite five weeks into laser treatment
8 - 5 weeks after laser initiated