Repeatability of gait pattern variables measured by use of extremity-mounted inertial measurement units in nonlame horses during trotting

Cruz Madorran, Antonio Manuel; Maninchedda, Ugo Ettore; Burger, Dominik; Wanda, Sabine; Vidondo, Beatriz (2017). Repeatability of gait pattern variables measured by use of extremity-mounted inertial measurement units in nonlame horses during trotting. American journal of veterinary research, 78(9), pp. 1011-1018. American Veterinary Medical Association 10.2460/ajvr.78.9.1011

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OBJECTIVE To determine repeatability of gait variables measured by use of extremity-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs) in nonlame horses during trotting under controlled conditions of treadmill exercise. ANIMALS 10 horses. PROCEDURES Six IMUs were strapped to the metacarpal, metatarsal, and distal tibial regions of each horse. Data were collected in a standardized manner (3 measurements/d on 3 d/wk over a 3-week period) while each horse was trotted on a treadmill. Every measurement consisted of a minimum of 20 strides from which a minimum of 10 strides was selected for analysis. Spatial and temporal variables were derived from the IMUs. Repeatability coefficients based on the within-subject SD were computed for each gait analysis variable at each week. RESULTS Most of the temporal and spatial variables had high repeatability (repeatability coefficients < 10), and the repeatability coefficients were consistent among the 3 weeks of data collection. Some spatial variables, specifically the symmetry variables (which were calculated from other variables), had somewhat higher repeatability coefficients (ie, lower repeatability) only in the last week. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE With the exceptions of some symmetry variables, which may reflect individual variations during movement, the extremity-mounted IMUs provided data with high repeatability for nonlame horses trotting under controlled conditions of treadmill exercise. Repeatability was achieved for each instrumented limb segment with regard to the spatial relationship between 2 adjacent segments (joint angles) and the temporal relationship among all segments (limb phasing). Extremity-mounted IMUs could have the potential to become a method for gait analysis in horses.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)

UniBE Contributor:

Cruz Madorran, Antonio Manuel, Maninchedda, Ugo Ettore, Burger, Dominik Cyrill, Wanda, Sabine, Vidondo Curras, Beatriz Teresa

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0002-9645

Publisher:

American Veterinary Medical Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Gassmann-Suter

Date Deposited:

26 Apr 2018 14:21

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:29

Publisher DOI:

10.2460/ajvr.78.9.1011

PubMed ID:

28836845

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.108365

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/108365

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