Case Study: Proximal Suspensory Desmopathy
Elizabeth Acutt, DVM
September 16, 2022
A young Quarter Horse reiner undergoes treatment for a left-hind proximal suspensory ligament injury.
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of leg lameness
A young Quarter Horse reiner undergoes treatment for a left-hind proximal suspensory ligament injury.
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