Evidence-based lameness detection and quantification.
Kinematic and kinetic gait analysis potentially offers veterinarians an objective method of determining equine limb lameness. Subjective analyses have been shown to be somewhat flawed, and there does not seem to be a high degree of intraobserver agreement when evaluating individual horses. In addition, recognition of the compensatory effects of primary lameness may be helpful for the practicing equine veterinarian.
Keegan
Kevin G
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. keegank@missouri.edu <keegank@missouri.edu>
D000818:Animals; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015588:Observer Variation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index