Factors associated with racing performance of Thoroughbreds undergoing lag screw repair of condylar fractures of the third metacarpal or metatarsal bone

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1870-1877

  Martin, George S ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HORSE; INJURY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METATARSAL BONE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METACARPUS; METATARSAL BONES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034672336     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1870     Document Type: Article

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