Cohort study examining long-term respiratory health, career duration and racing performance in racehorses that undergo left-sided prosthetic laryngoplasty and ventriculocordectomy surgery for treatment of left-sided laryngeal hemiplegia

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-234

  Mason, B J ^a   Riggs, C M ^a   Cogger, N ^b  

^a Hong Kong Jockey Club ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Epistaxis; Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage; Horse; Left sided prosthetic laryngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LARYNGOPLASTY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SPORT; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LARYNGOPLASTY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SPORTS; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; VOCAL CORDS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84873170009     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2012.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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