Conservative treatment of intra-articular distal phalanx fractures in horses not used for racing

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 221-223

  Ohlsson, J ^a   Jansson, N ^a  

^a Skara Equine Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TARSAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TARSAL BONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19844368087     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11656.x     Document Type: Review

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