Radiographic anatomy of the soft tissue attachments of the equine stifle

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 530-535

  Maulet, B E B ^a,b   Mayhew, I G ^a   Jones, E ^a   Booth, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Equine Veterinary Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Horse; Maps; Radiography; Soft tissue; Stifle

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27744454901     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516405775314862     Document Type: Article

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