The effects of polyester (terylene) fibre implants on normal equine superficial digital flexor tendon

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 186-194

  Gibson, K T ^a   Burbidge, H M ^a   Robertson, I D ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Horse; Implant; Polyester; Superficial digital flexor tendon

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ELECTRON; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FIBER; FLEXOR TENDON; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; LIMB; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAINING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; TENDON LESION; TIME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036774955     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2002.36309     Document Type: Article

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