Evaluation of a treadmill with integrated force plates for kinetic gait analysis of sound and lame dogs at a trot

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 205-212

  Brebner, N S ^a,b   Moens, N M M ^a   Runciman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dog; Force plate; Gait analysis; Kinetic; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33845193519     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633002     Document Type: Article

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