A novel method to estimate the stiffness of the equine back

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2845-2849

  Peham, C ^a   Schobesberger, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Back; Electromyography; Horses; Stiffness; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; POLYNOMIALS; STIFFNESS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; LONG BACK MUSCLE; TELEMETRIC SURFACE;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HORSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STANDING; TELEMETRY; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HORSES; METHODS; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33750300680     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.09.019     Document Type: Article

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