Telemetric measurements of strain in the metacarpus of the horse: a pilot study.
The advances made by the use of a telemetric system in the study of bone strain in a free-moving horse are reported. A rosette strain gauge was bonded to the craniomedial aspect of the metacarpus of the horse. Attachment of a miniature FM transmitter to lead wires facilitated telemetric transmission of of resistance changes which corresponded to limb movement. During 3 different gaits, the trace pattern remained similar, although frequency and amplitude varied. The tracings were similar to those reported in other species in which nontelemetric transmission was used.
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005684:Gait; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000502:physiology*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000662:veterinary*