Effect of age at presentation on outcome following arthroscopic debridement of subchondral cystic lesions of the medial femoral condyle: 85 Horses (1993-2003)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-180

  Smith, M A ^a   Walmsley, J P ^b   Phillips, T J ^b   Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Booth, T M ^c   Greet, T R C ^d   Richardson, D W ^e   Ross, M W ^e   Schramme, M C ^f   Singer, E R ^a   Smith, R K ^f   Clegg, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIPHOOK EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Rossdale & Partners   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f University of London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femorotibial; Femur; Horse; Stifle; Subchondral bone cyst

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DATA ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCHONDRAL CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20044369535     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054223741     Document Type: Review

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