Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) femoral head and neck excision

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 494-499

  Witz, Matthieu ^a   Lepage, Olivier M ^a   Lambert, Cédric ^a   Couillerot, Delphine ^a   Fau, Didier ^a   Rachail, Mireille ^a   Troncy, Eric ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Black bear; Epidural analgesia; Excision arthroplasty; Hip joint; Ursus arctos arctos

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BEAR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP; IMMOBILIZATION; OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP JOINT; IMMOBILIZATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URSIDAE;

EID: 0043202642     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0494:BBUAAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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