Evaluation of a sensor-based system of motion analysis for detection and quantification of forelimb and hind limb lameness in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 665-670

  Keegan, Kevin G ^a   Yonezawa, Yoshiharu ^c   Pai, Frank ^b   Wilson, David A ^a   Kramer, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c HIROSHIMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FORELIMB; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HINDLIMB; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAPHOID FRACTURE; SENSOR; SHOE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSDUCER; TREADMILL; VIDEORECORDING; ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 3042675943     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.665     Document Type: Article

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