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Quantification of skin displacement near the carpal, tarsal and fetlock joints of the walking horse
Author(s) -
WEEREN P. R.,
BOGERT A. J.,
BARNEVELD A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1988.tb01500.x
Subject(s) - fetlock , warmblood , displacement (psychology) , tarsus (eyelids) , anatomy , carpal bones , joint (building) , tarsal joint , tibia , horse , medicine , materials science , orthodontics , wrist , geology , lameness , structural engineering , surgery , eyelid , psychology , paleontology , engineering , psychotherapist
Summary A technique enabling simultaneous visualisation of skin and underlying bony structures in the walking horse was used to quantify skin displacements on the lateral surface of carpal, tarsal and fetlock joints. The technique employed implanted light‐emitting‐diodes (LEDs) for marking the bone, and self adhesive spot labels for marking the overlying skin. Photographic recordings were made. Skin displacement was measured in six Dutch Warmblood horses. Mean total displacements and mean displacement per degree of change of joint angle were calculated. Displacements at the level of the fetlock joints appeared to be generally small (≤ 2 mm), but displacements up to 2 cm were measured in the distal tibia. Displacements of this magnitude are of importance for the interpretation of results obtained by modern gait analysis techniques.