Histopathology in horses with chronic palmar foot pain and agematched controls. Part 1: Navicular bone and related structures

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-22

  Blunden, A ^a   Dyson, S ^a   Murray, R ^a   Schramme, M ^a,b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collateral sesamoidean impar ligament; Distal sesamoidean impar ligament; Foot pain; Histopathology; Horse; Navicular bursa; Navicular disease

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FOOT DISEASE; FORELIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TARSAL BONE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BURSA, SYNOVIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOT DISEASES; FORELIMB; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JOINT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TARSAL BONES;

EID: 32544459053     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406775374298     Document Type: Article

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