Angle between the patellar ligament and tibial plateau in dogs with partial rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1855-1860

  Schwandt, Christian S ^a   Bohorquez Vanelli, Alejandra ^b   Tepic, Slobodan ^a   Hassig, Michael ^a   Dennler, Renate ^c   Vezzoni, Aldo ^b   Montavon, Pierre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Clinica Veterinaria Vezzoni   (Italy)

^c Tierklinik Dennler AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOG DISEASE; HINDLIMB; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA LIGAMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STIFLE; TIBIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33751209160     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.11.1855     Document Type: Article

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