Article
Numerical investigation of bone adaptation to exercise and fracture in Thoroughbred racehorses
2020-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Third metacarpal bone (MC3) fracture has a massive welfare and economic impact on horse racing, representing 45% of all fatal lower limb fractures, which in themselves represent more than 80% of reasons for death or euthanasia on the UK racecourses. Most of these fractures occur due to the accumulation of tissue fatigue as a result of repetitive loading rather than a specific traumatic event. Despite considerable...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 26010ef9-710d-5c3d-af38-83b8ec02e60d
- DOI
- 10.5525/gla.thesis.81627
