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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1989; 02(01): 31-36
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633186
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Schattauer GmbH

Development of a Device to Measure Canine Coxofemoral Joint Laxity

S. M. Belkoff
*   From the Department of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Material Science
,
G. Padgett
**   From the Department of Pathology and
,
R. W. Soutas-Little
***   From the Department of Biomechanics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Hip dysplasia - Coxofemoral joint laxity - Laxity measurement device
 

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