Meniscal release in cruciate ligament intact stifles causes lameness and medial compartment cartilage pathology in dogs 12 weeks postoperatively

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 520-529

  Luther, Jill K ^a   Cook, Cristi R ^a   Cook, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HINDLIMB; KNEE MENISCUS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; DOGS; JOINT DISEASES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STIFLE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 66749105771     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2009.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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