Quantification and age-related distribution of articular cartilage degeneration in the equine fetlock joint

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 697-701

  Brommer, H ^a   Van Weeren, P R ^a   Brama, P A J ^a   Barneveld, A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Degeneration; Development; Horse; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CALCULATION; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HORSE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCALE UP; SCORING SYSTEM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOMECHANICS; CHONDROPATHY; HORSE DISEASE; JOINT; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 1542499699     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775696357     Document Type: Article

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