Outcome of desmoplasty and fasciotomy for desmitis involving the origin of the suspensory ligament in horses: 27 Cases (1995-2004)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-412

  Hewes, Christina A ^a,b   White II, Nathaniel A ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Peninsula Equine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; DESMITIS; DESMOPLASTY; FASCIOTOMY; HORSE; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; FASCIA; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIGAMENTS; MALE; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33746587412     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.3.407     Document Type: Article

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