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RESEARCH
The VORL provides a specialized facility
equipped for both basic and applied musculoskeletal research. Investigators
form multidisciplinary research teams to solve difficult research problems,
coordinate attempts to obtain extramural research grants, determine new
research needs for the VORL, and sponsor orthopedic rounds and/or other
educational activities related to orthopedic research in the School.
Research programs include, but are
not limited to, investigations of biomechanics, pathology, biology and
clinical management of the following:
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Lameness
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Fractures in horses and companion animals
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Racehorse joint diseases
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Canine elbow and hip dysplasia
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Cartilage injury and developmental
disorders
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Total joint prosthesis in small animals
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Tendon and muscle adaptations to exercise
and alterations associated with disease
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Bone disease in food and companion
animals
Research programs are funded by a number
of sources (see SUPPORT), including the Center
for Equine Health, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Center for
Companion Animal Health, Southern California Equine Foundation, and United
States Department of Agriculture.
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