Effect of foot balance on the intra-articular pressure in the distal interphalangeal joint in vitro

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 184-189

  Viitanen, M J ^a   Wilson, A M ^a   McGuigan, H P ^a   Rogers, K D ^a   May, S A ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distal interphalangeal joint; Horse; Intra articular pressure; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FOOT; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT PRESSURE; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FOOT DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TOE JOINT;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESSURE; TOE JOINT;

EID: 0037713998     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403776114199     Document Type: Article

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