JOURNAL WATCH: Gait Parameter Variation Using Cameras & Markers – Implications For Q Users

By Laurie Tyrrell-Schroeder, DVM | Maarten Oosterlinck, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVSMR, Dipl. ECVS, ECP, Ghent University | Updated on March 06, 2019 | Feature, Gait Parameters, Journal Watch, LT Schroeder, Lunging, M Oosterlinck, Straight Line, Trotting

Study in Review: Variation in Gait Parameters Used in Objective Lameness Assessment in Sound Horses at the Trot on the Straight Line and the Lunge A. M. Hardeman F. M. Serra Bragança J. H. Swagemakers P. R. van Weeren L. Roepstorff First published in Equine Veterinary Journal: 16 January 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13075 This study looked at the variability of vertical movement of the head, withers, and pelvis as objective lameness measurements in horses perceived not lame by their owners (and evaluated by a veterinarian as less than grade 1/5 lame on the AAEP scale).  Variability was assessed between...

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