In-shoe foot force sensor to assess hoof balance determined by radiographic method in ponies trotting on a treadmill

Citation
I. Caudron et al., In-shoe foot force sensor to assess hoof balance determined by radiographic method in ponies trotting on a treadmill, VET Q, 20(4), 1998, pp. 131-135
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
VETERINARY QUARTERLY
ISSN journal
01652176 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
131 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-2176(199810)20:4<131:IFFSTA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Adaptation of an in-foot shoe force sensor and the gait analysis system 'Fs can' makes it possible to monitor the distribution of the vertical forces u nder the equine foot in motion. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of two different trimmings on forces under the foot during the tro t. The first one increased the height of the lateral hoof wall and the seco nd one restored the mediolateral balance of the foot. These two trimmings w ere examined by using a radiographical method that quantifies the interphal angeal articular asymmetries due to asymmetrical bearing. The location of t he centre of force of the weight-bearing foot and the distribution of the f orces applied to the lateral and medial solar surfaces during a stride were analyzed. After optimal trimming, the centre of force of the weight-bearin g foot tended to approach the centre of the palmar figure, perpendicular to the distal interphalangeal joint centre. The sum of the forces recorded un der the lateral and medial parts respectively of the foot during one stride tended to balance out after corrective trimming.