Associations between physiotherapy findings and subsequent diagnosis of pelvic or hindlimb fracture in racing Thoroughbreds

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Hesse, K L ^a   Verheyen, K L P ^b  

^a Rossdales Equine Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Hindlimb; Horse; Pelvis; Physiotherapy; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FRACTURE; HINDLIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MORALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC BONES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT;

EID: 77953472115     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X478479     Document Type: Article

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