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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2010; 23(05): 336-346
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-09-11-0119
Original Research
Schattauer GmbH

Are bi-axial proximal sesamoid bone fractures in the British Thoroughbred racehorse a bone fatigue related fracture?

A histological study
M. Kristoffersen
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, United Kingdom
,
U. Hetzel
2   Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, United Kingdom
,
T. D. H. Parkin
3   Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
,
E. R. Singer
1   Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, United Kingdom
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