Lameness in 46 horses associated with deep digital flexor tendonitis in the digit: Diagnosis confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 681-690

  Dyson, S ^a   Murray, R ^a   Schramme, M ^a,b   Branch, M ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep digital flexor tendon; Foot; Horse; Lameness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Navicular bone

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FINGER; FOOT; HORSE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MEDICAL RECORD; NERVE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SESAMOID BONE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; TOE JOINT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TENDINOPATHY; TOE JOINT;

EID: 1542604362     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775696294     Document Type: Review

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