Use of a plate-rod construct and principles of biological osteosynthesis for repair of diaphyseal fractures in dogs and cats: 47 Cases (1994-2001)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 330-335

  Reems, Michael R ^a,c   Beale, Brian S ^a   Hulse, Don A ^b  

^a GULF COAST VETERINARY SPECIALISTS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CAT; DIAPHYSIS FRACTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ANIMALS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; CATS; DIAPHYSES; DOGS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0042867378     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.330     Document Type: Article

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