A preliminary model study of the equine back including activity of longissimus dorsi muscle

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Groesel, M ^a,b   Zsoldos, R R ^a   Kotschwar, A ^a   Gfoehler, M ^b   Peham, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Back movement; Biomechanical model; Horse; Lateral bending; Longissimus dorsi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HORSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249235025     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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