Conservative versus surgical treatment of metacarpal and metatarsal fractures in dogs

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 123-127

  Kapatkin, A ^a   Howe Smith, R ^b   Shofer, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Metacarpal fractures; Metatarsal fractures; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518112     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632646     Document Type: Article

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