Surgical reduction and stabilization for repair of femoral capital physeal fractures in cats: 13 cases (1998-2002)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 224, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1478-1482

  Fischer, Howard R ^a,b   Norton, Jeffrey ^a   Kobluk, Calvin N ^a,c   Reed, Ann L ^a   Rooks, Robert L ^a   Borostyankoi, Frank ^a  

^a All Care Animal Referral Center   (United States)

^b Surgical Group for Animals   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WIRE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; BONE WIRES; CATS; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 2442566977     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.224.1478     Document Type: Article

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