Radiographic findings of the medial humeral epicondyle in 200 canine elbow joints

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 359-365

  de Bakker, Evelien ^a   Saunders, J ^a   Gielen, I ^a   van Bree, H ^a   Coppieters, E ^a   Van Ryssen, B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Elbow; Enthesopathy; Epicondyle; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FORELIMB; HUMERUS; JOINT; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FORELIMB; HUMERUS; JOINT DISEASES; JOINTS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84866543147     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-11-09-0127     Document Type: Article

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