Acta Vet. Brno 2017, 86: 123-131

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201786020123

Insight into the pathomorphology of the distal border of the equine navicular bone

Martyna Frątczak1, Jan Włodarek2, Hieronim Frąckowiak1, Marcin Komosa1

1Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Anatomy, Poznan, Poland
2Poznan University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Poznan, Poland

Received November 14, 2016
Accepted May 31, 2017

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