Accuracy of spatiotemporal variables in gait analysis of neurologic dogs

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1055-1060

  Gordon Evans, Wanda J ^a   Evans, Richard B ^a   Conzemius, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Assessment tools; Locomotor function; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; FEMALE; GAIT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING; YOUDEN INDEX; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BIOMECHANICS; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DOGS; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; PARESIS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 69249117350     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0805     Document Type: Article

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