Achilles mechanism reconstruction in four dogs

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-31

  Sivacolundhu, R K ^a,b   Marchevsky, A M ^a,b   Read, R A ^a   Eger, C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Veterinary Specialist Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achilles mechanism; Achilles tendon; Dog; Fascial strip graft; Peroneus brevis; Peroneus longus

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044522366     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632669     Document Type: Article

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