Injury to the origin of the gastrocnemius muscle as a possible cause of lameness in four horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-219

  Swor, Tamara M ^a,c   Schneider, Robert K ^a   Ross, Michael W ^b   Hammer, Elizabeth J ^b   Tucker, Russell L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MALE; SCINTISCANNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GAIT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 0035880134     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.215     Document Type: Article

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