Tendon injury in the horse: Current theories and therapies

In Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 529-539

  Smith, Roger ^b   Schramme, Michael ^a  

^a Cornell University in New York ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPIONITRILE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LACERATION; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SKIN BRUISING; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0142211420     PISSN: 0263841X     EISSN: 20427689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/inpract.25.9.529     Document Type: Article

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