Radiographic and arthroscopic findings in the elbow joints of 263 dogs with medial coronoid disease

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Fitzpatrick, Noel ^a   Smith, Thomas J ^b   Evans, Richard B ^b   Yeadon, Russell ^b  

^a FITZPATRICK REFERRALS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FORELIMB; OSTEOPHYTE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FORELIMB; JOINT DISEASES; OSTEOPHYTE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 60249086783     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2008.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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