Subchondral bone density and cartilage degeneration patterns in osteoarthritic metacarpal condyles of horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 841-849

  Young, Benjamin D ^a,b   Samii, Valerie F ^a   Mattoon, John S ^a   Weisbrode, Steven E ^a   Bertone, Alicia L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CHONDROLYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREDICTION;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CARTILAGE; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34548247727     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.8.841     Document Type: Article

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