Repair of abdominal wall hernias in horses using primary closure and subcutaneous implantation of mesh

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 677-679

  Kelmer, G ^a   Schumacher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 57749173402     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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