Fracture configurations of the equine radius and tibia after a simulated kick

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Furst A E ^a,c   Oswald, S ^a   Jaggin S ^a   Piskoty, G ^b   Michel, S ^b   Auer, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Butterfly fracture; Fracture configuration; Horse; Impact; Radius; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HORSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HORSES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 40149107333     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-03-0022     Document Type: Article

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