ULTRASONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS—DESMITIS OF THE ACCESSORY LIGAMENT OF THE DEEP DIGITAL FLEXOR TENDON IN A HINDLIMB IN A HORSE

Authors
ALEC J.R. JORGENSEN, OLGA SECO DIAZ, VIRGINIA B. REEF
Date
May/June 2008
Journal
Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound
Volume
49
Number
3
Pages
Page 303-306

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Equine
Ultrasound
Tendon
Imaging

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