The Zespol Contribution to Locking Plate Osteosynthesis

Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2025; 38(05): v-vi
DOI: 10.1055/a-2691-9791

Editorial

Kenneth A. Johnson

¹School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Maria Podsiedlik

²College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States

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