Computer-assisted kinematic evaluation of induced compensatory movements resembling lameness in horses trotting on a treadmill

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 646-655

  Kelmer, Gal ^a   Keegen, Kevin G ^a   Kramer, Joanne ^a   Wilson, David A ^a   Pai, Frank P ^b   Singh, Prableen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d Newton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FRIEDMAN TEST; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HINDLIMB; HORSE; KINEMATICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GAIT; HEAD; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PELVIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 17544383839     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.646     Document Type: Article

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