Methylmethacrylate and bone screw repair of seventh lumbar vertebral fracture-luxations in dogs

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 381-386

  Beaver, D P ^a   MacPherson, G C ^b   Muir, P ^a   Johnson, K A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DOG; FRACTURE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FRACTURES, BONE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; METHYLMETHACRYLATES;

EID: 0030204119     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1996.tb02421.x     Document Type: Article

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