Comparison of the biomechanical properties of rottweiler and racing greyhound cranial cruciate ligaments

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 303-307

  Wingfield, C ^a   Amis, A A ^b   Stead, A C ^a   Law, H T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; DOGS; RUPTURE; STIFLE;

EID: 0034219350     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03206.x     Document Type: Review

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