Canine Pelvic Limb Amputation

Clin Brief. Jul-Aug 2021;19(5):. 2 Refs

James Howard¹, Kristen French-Kim, Stephen C Jones, Nina Kieves

¹ College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

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