Design of a Robotic Equine Forelimb for Testing Load-Bearing Rehabilitative Devices

Because horses are animals of flight, bone fractures in the horses' limbs are quite common. When foals fracture a bone in their leg, the healthy leg is often compromised. During convalescence, the animal tends to overstress the healthy leg in an attempt to relieve the stress on the injured leg....

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Main Author: Ruppert, David Strater
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31136
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02052003-101132/