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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1988; 01(02): 108-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633174
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Equine Navicular Disease

A Proposal for its Pathogenesis and a Comparison with Sudeck’s Atrophy
J. R. Field
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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22 February 2018 (online)

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Navicular Disease - Sudeck’s Atrophy
 

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