Horse-, training- and race-level risk factors for palmar/plantar osteochondral disease in the racing Thoroughbred

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-586

  Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Boyde, A ^b   Barr, E D ^c   Riggs, C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BELL EQUINE VETERINARY CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^d Hong Kong Jockey Club ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Horse; Metacarpo metatarsophalangeal joint; Osteoarthritis; Palmar plantar condyle; Racing intensity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METACARPO/METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PALMAR/PLANTAR CONDYLE; PATHOLOGY; RACING INTENSITY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SPORT;

HORSE; METACARPO/METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALMAR/PLANTAR CONDYLE; RACING INTENSITY; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALS; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SPORTS;

EID: 84881311329     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12038     Document Type: Article

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