Ultrasonographic abnormalities detected in the sacroiliac area in twenty cases of upper hindlimb lameness

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-54

  Tomlinson, J E ^a,b   Sage, A M ^a   Turner, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Horse; Ligament; Sacroiliac; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; HINDLIMB; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NONHUMAN; PALPATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCINTIGRAPHY; THERMOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACK; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIGAMENTS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 0037264304     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775467540     Document Type: Article

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