Repair of femoral capital physeal injuries in cats - 14 Cases

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 182-185

  Culvenor, J A ^a   Black, A P ^b   Lorkin, K F ^a   Bradley, W A ^c  

^a North Shore Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

^b N Sydney Specialist Surg R   (Australia)

^c Kuringai Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capital physeal injury; Feline; Hip; Pins; Repair

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030491668     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632528     Document Type: Article

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