Effects of a heel wedge in horses with superficial digital flexor tendinitis

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Clayton, Hilary M ^a   Willemen, M A ^b   Lanovaz, J L ^a   Schamhardt, H C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Farriery; Inverse dynamics; Joint powers; Kinematics; Kinetics; Net joint moments

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844455529     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632622     Document Type: Article

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