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Abstract
This study evaluates the efficacy of erythropoietin (EPO) in enhancing
nerve regeneration after induced tibial nerve injury in dogs. Twenty-seven
healthy mongrel dogs were divided into three groups. Control group (tibial
nerve injury without EPO treatment), local group (treated with EPO locally
after injury), and systemic group (treated with systemic injection of EPO
after induction of tibial nerve injury). Lameness assessment score,
hematological analysis, electrophysiological and histopathological
examinations were carried out for assessment of the healing process during
the study period (12 weeks). The study indicated that EPO has a
neurotrophic and neuro-regenerative effect in treating tibial nerve injury in
dogs, with nearly the same outcomes in both systemic and local groups.