Desmotomy of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon in the horse with use of a tenoscopic approach to the carpal sheath

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-105

  Southwood, Louise L ^a   Stashak, Ted S ^a   Kainer, Robert A ^a   Wrigley, Robert H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARPAL BONE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LIGAMENT; MALE; TENDON; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CARPAL BONES; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIGAMENTS; MALE; TENDONS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 0033093572     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.1999.0099     Document Type: Article

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