Risk factors for proximal sesamoid bone fractures associated with exercise history and horseshoe characteristics in Thoroughbred racehorses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 760-771

  Anthenill, Lucy A ^a   Stover, Susan M ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a   Hill, Ashley E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HORSE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SESAMOID BONE; SHOE; SPORT INJURY;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SESAMOID BONES; SHOES;

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547400466     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.7.760     Document Type: Article

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