Incidence of and predisposing factors for nonunion of fractures involving the appendicular skeleton in cats: 18 Cases (1998-2002)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-82

  Nolte, Dawn M ^a   Fusco, Jason V ^a   Peterson, Mark E ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA; ULNA;

ANIMALS; CATS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA FRACTURES;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 11144264688     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.77     Document Type: Article

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