Radiographic evaluation of sclerosis of the third carpal bone associated with exercise and the development of lameness in Standardbred racehorses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 441-446

  Hopper, B J ^a   Steel, C ^a,b   Richardson, J L ^a   Alexander, G R ^a,c   Robertson, I D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Singapore Turf Club   (Singapore)

^c Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Horse; Radiography; Sclerosis; Third carpal bone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CARPAL BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HORSE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; RADIOGRAPHY; SCLEROSIS; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 3042829466     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044868341     Document Type: Article

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