Tendonitis of the branches of insertion of the superficial digital flexor tendon in horses

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 253-256

  Gibson, K T ^a   Burbidge, H M ^a   Anderson, B H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Horse; Pastern; Superficial digital flexor tendon; Tendonitis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031114505     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb10091.x     Document Type: Article

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