Complications with and owner assessment of the outcome of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs: 193 Cases (1997-2001)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1726-1732

  Priddy II, Nelson H ^a   Tomlinson, James L ^b   Dodam, John R ^b   Hornbostel, Jennifer E ^b  

^a Veterinary Specialists of Alaska   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BREEDING; DOGS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0038170383     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.1726     Document Type: Article

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