Biceps brachii tenotomy or tenectomy for the treatment of bicipital bursitis, tendonitis, and humeral osteitis in 3 horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 220, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1508-1511

  Fugaro, Michael N ^a   Adams, Stephen B ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMERUS; MALE; OSTEITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BURSITIS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMERUS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEITIS; TENDINOPATHY; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0040079791     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1508     Document Type: Article

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