Topographic and age-dependent distribution of subchondral bone density in the elbow joints of clinically normal dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 491-499

  Dickomeit, Mark Jan ^a   Böttcher, Peter ^b   Hecht, Silke ^c   Liebich, Hans Georg ^d   Maierl, Johann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT ANIMAL; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BREEDING; COMPUTAD TOMOGRAPHIC OSTEOABSORPTIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELBOW; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMERUS; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLECRANON; RADIUS; TOPOGRAPHY; TROCHLEAR NERVE; ULNA; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASE; FORELIMB; JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARTHROGRAPHY; BONE DENSITY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; JOINTS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULNA;

EID: 79955547640     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.4.491     Document Type: Article

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