Vertical position of the patella in the stifle joint of clinically normal large-breed dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-46

  Johnson, Allen L ^a   Probst, Curtis W ^a   DeCamp, Charles E ^a   Rosenstein, Diana S ^a   Hauptman, Joe G ^a   Kern, Tari L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DOGS; PATELLA; STIFLE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0036384921     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/AJVR.2002.63.42     Document Type: Article

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