Biomechanical Investigation of the Association Between Suspensory Ligament Injury and Lateral Condylar Fracture in Thoroughbred Racehorses

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 585-597

  Le Jeune, Sarah S ^b   MacDonald, Melinda H ^a   Stover, Susan M ^b   Taylor, Ken T ^b   Gerdes, Max ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT; LIGAMENT INJURY; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; INJURY; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CARPUS, ANIMAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; METACARPUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 1542708689     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2003.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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