Factors affecting outcome of extensor tendon lacerations in the distal limb of horses: A retrospective study of 156 cases (1994-2003)

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 358-364

  Mespoulhes Riviere C ^a,d   Martens, A ^b   Bogaert, L ^b   Wilderjans, H ^c  

^a Dierenkliniek de Morette   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Dierenkliniek De Bosdreef ^*  (Belgium)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Extensor tendon; Horse; Laceration; Scarring; Wound suture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SUTURE; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 50649093757     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-07-07-0069     Document Type: Article

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