Proliferative osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis in 15 snakes

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-27

  Isaza, Ramiro ^a,c   Garner, Michael ^b,d   Jacobson, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial osteoarthritis; Osteitis deformans; Osteomyelitis; Reptile; Snake; Vertebral bodies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE; SPINE;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SNAKES; SPINE;

EID: 0034149251     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0020:POAOIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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