Supracondylar femoral fractures in 159 dogs and cats treated using a normograde intramedullary pinning technique

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 519-523

  Stigen, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HINDLIMB; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BONE NAILS; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STIFLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033218073     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03011.x     Document Type: Article

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