Effects of two different deep digital flexor tenotomy techniques on distal articular angles of equine cadaver forelimbs Efeito de duas técnicas de tenotomia do flexor digital profundo sobre os ângulos articulares distais dos membros anteriores de equinos: estudo post-mortem

Effects of two different deep digital flexor tenotomy techniques on distal articular angles of equine cadaver forelimbs Efeito de duas técnicas de tenotomia do flexor digital profundo sobre os ângulos articulares distais dos membros anteriores de equinos: estudo post-mortem

Deep digital flexor (DDF) tenotomy is a technique employed for years to treat selected disorders of the musculoskeletal system in horses. Although two different surgical approaches (i.e. mid-metacarpal and pastern) have been described for performing the procedure, in vitro quantitative data regardin...

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Main Authors: Antonio Cezar de Oliveira Dearo, Vitor Bruno Bianconi Rosa, Peter Reichmann, Milton Luis Ribeiro de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2012-11-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
laminite
deformidade flexural
tendão
articulação
equino
laminitis
flexural deformity
tendon
joint
horse
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782012001100015

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