Clinical evaluation and long-term follow-up of dogs having coronoidectomy for elbow incongruity

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 473-478

  Puccio, Margaret ^a   Marino, Dominic J ^a   Stefanacci, Joseph D ^a   McKenna, Brian ^a  

^a PLLC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW RADIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; JOINT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0141507855     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0390473     Document Type: Article

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