Meniscal tears in horses: An evaluation of clinical signs and arthroscopic treatment of 80 cases

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 402-406

  Walmsley, J P ^a   Phillips, T J ^a   Townsend, H G G ^b  

^a LIPHOOK EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Horse; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FISHER EXACT TEST; HORSE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; FEMALE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MARTES PENNANTI;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242335221     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403776014163     Document Type: Article

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