Desmotomy for treatment of chronic desmitis of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon in a horse

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 637-639

  Todhunter, Patrick G ^a,b   Schumacher, John ^a   Finn Bodner, Susan T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIGAMENTS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031255326     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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