A comparison of the synthes 4.5-mm cannulated screw and the synthes 4.5-mm standard cortex screw systems in equine bone

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 540-546

  Colgan, Sally A ^b   Hecker, Aaron T ^b   Kirker Head, Carl A ^a   Hayes, Wilson C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CARPAL BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HORSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METACARPAL BONE; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; CARPAL BONES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HORSES; MALE; METACARPUS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032200884     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.1998.tb00529.x     Document Type: Review

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