Results of treatment of 145 fractures of the third metacarpal/metatarsal condyles in 135 horses (1986-1994)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-313

  Zekas, Lisa J ^a   Bramlage, L R ^a   Embertson, R M ^a   Hance, S R ^a  

^a ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Horse; Race performance; Surgery; Third metacarpus metatarsus

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; MALE; METACARPUS; METATARSAL BONES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033162565     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03822.x     Document Type: Article

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