Complications associated with lateral fabellotibial suture surgery for cranial cruciate ligament injury in dogs: 363 cases (1997-2005)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Casale, Sue A ^a,b   McCarthy, Robert J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANGELL ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DOG; FEMALE; INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BODY WEIGHT; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 59049097834     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.234.2.229     Document Type: Article

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