Risk factors for excessive tibial plateau angle in large-breed dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1688-1691

  Duerr, Felix M ^a,b   Duncan, Colleen G ^a   Savicky, Roman S ^a,c   Park, Richard D ^a   Egger, Erick L ^a   Palmer, Ross H ^a  

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

^b Oakland Veterinary Referral Services   (United States)

^c Florida Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASTRATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BREEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CASTRATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; RISK FACTORS; STIFLE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 37349010647     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.11.1688     Document Type: Article

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