Association between subjective lameness grade and kinetic gait parameters in horses with experimentally induced forelimb lameness

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1805-1815

  Ishihara, Akikazu ^a   Bertone, Alicia L ^a   Rajala Schultz, Paivi J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCE; FORELIMB; GAIT DISORDER; HORSE DISEASE; INJECTION; KINETICS; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; GAIT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LOCOMOTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27844456413     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1805     Document Type: Article

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