Clinical evaluation of the effects of immobilization followed by remobilization and exercise on the metacarpophalangeal joint in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 282-288

  van Harreveld, Philip D ^a   Lillich, James D ^a   Kawcak, Christopher E ^a   Gaughan, Earl M ^a   McLaughlin, Ronald M ^a   DeBowes, Richard M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; EXERCISE; FORELIMB; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HORSE; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; SOFT TISSUE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036486651     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.282     Document Type: Article

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