Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 212-223

  Nout, Y S ^a   Reed, S M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Horse; Vertebral arthropathy; Vertebral stabilisation; Wobbler

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0043071602     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2003.tb00246.x     Document Type: Article

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