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Construction of a Realistic, Whole-Body, Three-Dimensional Equine Skeletal Model using Computed Tomography Data
Published on: February 25, 2021
Future directions in treatment of joint disease in horses
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, 2503 Bay Farm Road, Delivery Code 0912, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. dfrisbie@colostate.edu
Abstract:
Osteoarthritis is one of the most economically important diseases facing equine practitioners. The loss of use associated with joint disease is a leading problem in the equine industry. Although osteoarthritis in all species is believed to be a multifactorial disease that is not well understood, significant advances are being made. This article presents areas of research that are relatively well developed but have not made it to commercialization or routine clinical practice and looks at new applications being investigated for peo-ple that may have an equine application.
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