Arthroscopic removal of fracture fragments involving a portion of the base of the proximal sesamoid bone in horses: 26 cases (1984-1997)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 236-240

  Southwood, Louise L ^a   McIlwraith, C Wayne ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Equine Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HORSE; INJURY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SESAMOID BONE; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BREEDING; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SESAMOID BONES; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034660962     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.236     Document Type: Article

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