Evaluation of an autologous tendon graft repair method for gap healing of the deep digital flexor tendon in horses

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 342-350

  Valdés Vázquez, Miguel A ^a,b   McClure, J Raymond ^a   Oliver III, Julian L ^a   Ramirez, Santos ^a   Seahorn, Thomas L ^a   Haynes, Peter F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b La Equina Referral Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; FORELIMB; HORSE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TRANSPLANTATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; FIBROBLASTS; FORELIMB; HORSES; SURGERY, VETERINARY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030184304     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.1996.tb01423.x     Document Type: Review

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