From: Changes in canine C-reactive protein levels following orthopaedic surgery: a prospective study
Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 4 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 13 | |
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Group 1 | ||||||
Type | Peak c-CRP concentration on Day 1 and then continued to decrease | |||||
Mean ± SD | 0.83 ± 1.03b,c,e | 8.10 ± 3.15a,c,e,g,i | 3.76 ± 1.94a,b,e,g,i | 1.63 ± 0.92a,b,c,g,i | 0.96 ± 0.70b,c,e | 0.68 ± 0.51b,c,e |
n | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 45 |
Surgical procedures | Corrective osteotomy (n = 24), reduction of dislocation (n = 13), internal fracture fixation (n = 11), non-union repair (n = 6), ostectomy (n = 5), arthrodesis (n = 3), joint replacement (n = 1) | |||||
Event | Non | |||||
Group 2 | ||||||
Type | Peak c-CRP concentration on Day 1and Day 4, and then continued to decrease | |||||
Mean ± SD | 0.84 ± 1.10b,c,e | 5.88 ± 2.27a,e,g,i,x | 5.99 ± 2.21a,e,g,i,y | 2.18 ± 1.08a,b,c,i | 1.09 ± 0.96b,c | 0.77 ± 0.55b,c,e |
n | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Surgical procedures | Corrective osteotomy (n = 9), reduction of dislocation (n = 2), non-union repair (n = 1), ostectomy (n = 1), arthrodesis (n = 2) | |||||
Event | Swelling and/or heat at the surgical site (n = 9), visceral disease (n = 3), no identifiable causes (n = 3) | |||||
Group 3 | ||||||
Type | Peak c-CRP concentration on Day 4 and then continued to decrease | |||||
Mean ± SD | 0.49 ± 0.39b,c,e,g | 6.56 ± 3.69a,g,i | 9.68 ± 5.67a,f,g,i,y | 3.76 ± 1.75a,d,h,i,y,z | 1.67 ± 0.85a,b,c,f | 1.43 ± 0.96b,c,e |
n | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Surgical procedures | Corrective osteotomy (n = 7), reduction of dislocation (n = 2), non-union repair (n = 1), ostectomy (n = 2), arthrodesis (n = 2) | |||||
Event | Swelling and/or heat sensation at the surgical site (n = 5), visceral disease (n = 4), surgical site problems (n = 2), non-surgical site problems (n = 2), no identifiable causes (n = 2) |