High detail radiography and histology of the centrodistal tarsal joint of Icelandic horses age 6 months to 6 years

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-11

  Bjornsdottir S ^a   Ekman, S ^b   Eksell, P ^b   Lord, P ^b  

^a HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone spavin; Distal tarsal joints; High detail radiograpy; Histology; Horse; Icelandic; OA

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; ICELAND; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SCLEROSIS; TARSAL JOINT; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 18744423307     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864679     Document Type: Article

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