Tenoscopy for Acute Septic Digital Flexor Tenosynovitis Treatment in 13 Thoroughbred Horses
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Seo, Jong-pil
(Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University)
Kato, Fumiki (Shadai Horse Clinic, Shadai Corporation) Suzuki, Tsukasa (Shadai Horse Clinic, Shadai Corporation) Yamaga, Takashi (Shadai Horse Clinic, Shadai Corporation) Tagami, Masaaki (Shadai Horse Clinic, Shadai Corporation) |
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