Medial humeral epicondylar lesions in the canine elbow - A review of the literature

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-17

  de Bakker, Evelien Anne ^a   Samoy, Y ^a   Gielen, I ^a   van Ryssen, B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Enthesopathy; Medial humeral epicondyle; Review; Tendinopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FORELIMB; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FORELIMB; JOINT DISEASES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79551711406     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-10-04-0052     Document Type: Review

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