In vivo evaluation of intramedullary interlocking nail fixation of transverse femoral osteotomies in foals

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-36

  McClure, S R ^b   Watkins, J P ^a   Ashman, R B ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HORSE; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HORSES; INCIDENCE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; OSTEOTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031611077     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.1998.tb00094.x     Document Type: Review

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