Rehabilitation of dogs with surgically treated cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifles by use of electrical stimulation of muscles

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1473-1478

  Johnson, J M ^a   Johnson, A L ^a   Pijanowski, G J ^a   Kneller, S K ^a   Schaeffer, D J ^a   Eurell, J A ^a   Smith, C W ^a   Swan, K S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HOSPITALIZATION; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REHABILITATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; JOINT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REHABILITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STIFLE;

EID: 0031298223     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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