Tenoscopic surgery for treatment of lacerations of the digital flexor tendon sheath

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 528-531

  Fraser, B S L ^a,b   Bladon, B M ^a  

^a Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Endoscopy; Horse; Septic; Tendon sheath; Tenoscopy; Tenosynovitis

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 4544342165     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044877396     Document Type: Article

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