Relationship between muscle forces, joint loading and utilization of elastic strain energy in equine locomotion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3998-4009

  Harrison, Simon M ^a   Whitton, R Chris ^b   Kawcak, Chris E ^c   Stover, Susan M ^d   Pandy, Marcus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular contact force; Carpus; Fetlock injury; Joint stress; Musculoskeletal biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FORELIMB; HORSE; JOINT; LIGAMENT; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FORELIMB; HORSES; JOINTS; LIGAMENTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MUSCLES; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78650044099     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.044545     Document Type: Article

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