Clinical significance of ossification of the cartilages of the front feet based on nuclear bone scintigraphy, radiography and lameness examinations in 21 Finnhorses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-148

  Ruohoniemi, M ^a   Makela O ^a   Eskonen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Cartilage; Equine; Foot; Horse; Lameness; Ossification; Radiography; Sidebone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; ENTHESOPATHY; HORSE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542531612     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868729     Document Type: Article

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