Relationship of tibial plateau slope to limb function in dogs treated with a lateral suture technique for stabilization of cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifles

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-251

  Havig, Marc E ^b   Dyce, Jonathan ^b   Kowaleski, Michael P ^b   Reynolds, Lisa R ^b   Budsberg, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HINDLIMB; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; STIFLE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34247394635     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2007.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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