Surgical arthrodesis of distal tarsal joints in 17 horses clinically affected with osteoarthritis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-29

  Adkins, A R ^a,b   Yovich, J V ^a   Steel, C M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Scone Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Distal intertarsal; Horse; Osteoarthritis; Surgery; Tarsal; Tarsometatarsal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TARSAL JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARTHRODESIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TARSAL JOINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035236535     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10634.x     Document Type: Article

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