Effects of experimental desmotomy on material properties and histomorphologic and ultrasonographic features of the accessory ligament of the deep digital flexor tendon in clinically normal horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 352-358

  Becker, C K ^a,b   Savelberg, H H C M ^a,c   Buchner, H H F ^a,d   Barneveld, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Maastricht University ^*  (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; TRIXIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; LIGAMENT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032010951     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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