Musculoskeletal modeling and dynamic simulation of the thoroughbred equine forelimb during stance phase of the gallop

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 318-328

  Swanstrom, Michael D ^a   Zarucco, Laura ^a   Hubbard, Mont ^a   Stover, Susan M ^a   Hawkins, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; TISSUE;

FORELIMBS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELING; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODELS; THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSES;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; TENDON; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORELIMB; HORSES; JOINTS; LIGAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 18644376601     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1865196     Document Type: Article

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