Naturally occurring osteoarthritis in the metacarpophalangeal joints of wild horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-81

  Cantley, Charlotte E L ^a   Firth, E C ^a   Delahunt, J W ^a,b   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Thompson, K G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Horse; Metacarpophalangeal; Osteoarthritis; Wild horse

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE DENSITY; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; JOINT; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; WILD ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BONE DENSITY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINTS; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 0032609777     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03794.x     Document Type: Article

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