Assessment of the efficacy of composite surgery for the treatment of dorsal displacement of the soft palate in a group of 53 racing Thoroughbreds (1990-1996)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-179

  Barakzai, S Z ^a   Johnson, V S ^b,f   Baird, D H ^c,g   Bladon, B ^d   Lane, J G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c BEAUFORT COTTAGE STABLES   (United Kingdom)

^d Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^g The Jockey Club   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DDSP; Horse; Palate; Racing performance; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE SOFT PALATE; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PALATE DISEASE; PALATOPLASTY; SOFT PALATE; STAPHYLECTOMY; STERNOTHYROHYOIDEUS MYECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULECTOMY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542513249     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868701     Document Type: Article

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