Schamhardt H C, Merkens H W
J Biomech. 1987;20(4):443-6. doi: 10.1016/0021-9290(87)90051-0.
A method was developed to quantify the ground reaction force pattern of the horse. A number of selected force amplitudes and peak-time positions in the normalized stance phase of left and right contralateral limbs were used to calculate symmetry indices. Data from each limb were compared with those of a 'standard horse' resulting in limb indices. The combination of amplitude and peak-time symmetry and limb indices yielded one H(orse)INDEX. These indices were useful for comparison of different horses and for the evaluation of lameness and treatment.
开发了一种方法来量化马的地面反作用力模式。在左右对侧肢体的标准化站立阶段,使用多个选定的力幅值和峰值时间位置来计算对称指数。将每个肢体的数据与“标准马”的数据进行比较,得出肢体指数。振幅和峰值时间对称性以及肢体指数的组合产生了一个H(马)指数。这些指数有助于不同马匹之间的比较以及跛行和治疗评估。