Title: LINEAR TYPE II EXTERNAL SKELETAL FIXATION FOR REPAIR OF OPEN MID-DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES OF METACARPUS IN TWO COW CALVES

Authors: Amit Kumar, Adarsh Kumar, SP Tyagi, Arvind Negi, Sakshi Patial and Rohit Kumar

Source: Ruminant Science (2018)-7(2):343-344.

Cite this reference as: Kumar Amit, Kumar Adarsh, Tyagi SP, Negi Arvind, Patial Sakshi and Kumar Rohit (2018). Linear type II external skeletal fixation for repair of open mid-diaphyseal fractures of metacarpus in two cow calves. Ruminant Science 7(2): 343-344.

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