Cell-based therapy and rehabilitation with prosthetic limbs in a dog

Authors

JAYAKRUSHNA DAS
INDRAMANI NATH
PADMANAV ROUTRAY
RABINDRA KUMAR DAS
SIDHARTHA SANKAR BEHERA

DOI

10.3906/vet-1404-95

Abstract

A 5-year-old male dog was presented with the complaint of a chronic nonhealing wound on both hind legs. The wound occurred during a serious train accident that caused loss of both hind limbs below the hock joint. Since then, the wound did not respond to any standard treatment for up to 4 months. Again it was dressed for 15 days, but it did not show any improvement. With the consent of the owner, cell-based therapy was conducted by collecting bone marrow from the proximal anteromedial aspect of the tibia. After the application of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) the time to complete healing was 24 days. Due to pressure at the bony cut stump, the dog was noted to have pain while walking, and walked on his forelegs. An artificial limb was subsequently applied. The dog managed to walk normally after several days of training.

Keywords

Chronic nonhealing wound, BM-MSCs, dog, rehabilitation

First Page

115

Last Page

119

Recommended Citation

DAS, JAYAKRUSHNA; NATH, INDRAMANI; ROUTRAY, PADMANAV; DAS, RABINDRA KUMAR; and BEHERA, SIDHARTHA SANKAR (2015) "Cell-based therapy and rehabilitation with prosthetic limbs in a dog," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 39: No. 1, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1404-95
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol39/iss1/18