Observer Variability of Tibial Plateau Slope Measurement in 40 Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifle Joints

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-478

  Fettig, Arthur A ^b   Rand, William M ^b   Sato, Amy F ^b   Solano, Mauricio ^b   McCarthy, Robert J ^b   Boudrieau, Randy J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; DOG DISEASE; HINDLIMB; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; JOINT DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STIFLE; TIBIA;

EID: 0242317348     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2003.50054     Document Type: Article

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