The equine hind climb is actively stabilized during standing

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-362

  Schuurman, Simon O ^a   Kersten, Wim ^a   Weijs, Wim A ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Horse; Patellar lock mechanism; Stifle; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HORSE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDING; TARSAL JOINT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; HORSES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037986468     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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