Longitudinal fractures of the condyles of the third metacarpal and metatarsal bones in racehorses: 224 cases (1986-1995)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 212, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1757-1764

  Bassage II, Lance H ^a,b   Richardson, Dean W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HORSE; INJURY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; METATARSAL BONES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032090985     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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