Primary desmitis of the palmar and plantar annular ligaments in horses: 25 Cases (1990-2003)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-86

  McGhee, Julie D ^a,c   White, Nathaniel A ^a   Goodrich, Laurie R ^b  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIGAMENTS; MALE; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11144323257     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.83     Document Type: Article

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