Changes in mineralised tissue at the site of origin of condylar fracture are present before athletic training in thoroughbred horses

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 278-283

  Firth, E C ^a   Doube, M ^b,c   Boyde, A ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Centre for Oral Growth and Development   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone development; Calcified cartilage; Condyle; Equine; Fatigue fracture; Osteochondrosis; Subchondral bone

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE REMODELING; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; INJURY; METACARPAL BONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STRESS FRACTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BONE REMODELING; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FORELIMB; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HORSES; METACARPUS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 73949128024     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.58621     Document Type: Article

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