Diagnostic analgesia of the equine forefoot

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-165

  Schumacher, J ^a,b   Schramme, M C ^c   Degraves, F J ^b   Smith, R ^d   Coker, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Analgesia; Distal interphalangeal joint; Forefoot; Horse; Nerve block; Proximal interphalangeal joint

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; FOREFOOT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042738967     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2004.tb00288.x     Document Type: Article

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