Kinematics of the equine back: A method to study the thoracolumbar flexion-extension movements at the trot

Veterinary Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 519-525

  Pourcelot, Philippe ^a   Audigié, Fabrice ^a   Degueurce, Christophe ^a   Denoix, Jean Marie ^a   Geiger, Didier ^b  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Back; Horse; Kinematics; Lameness; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HORSE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0032200751     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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