Ultrasonographic assessment of the equine palmar tendons

N R Padaliya1, J J Ranpariya1, Dharmendra Kumar1

  • 1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 001, Gujarat, India.

Veterinary World
|April 6, 2016
PubMed
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