Surgical repair of a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament in a dromedary camel

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 215, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1325-1327

  Pearce, Simon G ^a   Hurtig, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CAMEL; CASE REPORT; EUTHANASIA; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RUPTURE; TRANSPLANTATION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CAMELS; EUTHANASIA; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE; STIFLE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0033228447     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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