A cranial intercondylar arthroscopic approach to the caudal medial femorotibial joint of the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Muurlink, T ^a   Walmsley, J ^b   Young, D ^c   Whitton, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LIPHOOK EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Melbourne Orthopaedic Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Femorotibial; Horse; Stifle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINT DISEASES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MENISCI, TIBIAL; STIFLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 58549114194     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X347042     Document Type: Article

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