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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Feasibility of Equine Field-Based Postural Sway Analysis Using a Single Inertial Sensor.

Sonja Egan, Pieter A J Brama, Cathy Goulding, David McKeown, Clodagh M Kearney, Denise McGrath

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sonja EganInstitute for Sport and Health, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2503-2298
Pieter A J BramaSection Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.
Cathy GouldingThe Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3362-3090
David McKeownSchool of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.
Clodagh M KearneySection Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.
Denise McGrathInstitute for Sport and Health, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IE

Funding

Insight Centre for Data Analytics n/aIrish Research Council GOIPG/2017/1611SFI-HRB-Wellcome Biomedical Research Partnership 204844/Z/16/ZUniversity College Dublin 204844/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Postural sway is frequently used to quantify human postural control, balance, injury, and neurological deficits. However, there is considerably less research investigating the value of the metric in horses. Much of the existing equine postural sway research uses force or pressure plates to examine the centre of pressure, inferring change at the centre of mass (COM). This study looks at the inverse, using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) on the withers to investigate change at the COM, exploring the potential of postural sway evaluation in the applied domain. (2) Methods: The lipopolysaccharide model was used to induce transient bilateral lameness in seven equines. Horses were monitored intermittently by a withers fixed IMU over seven days. (3) Results: There was a significant effect of time on total protein, carpal circumference, and white blood cell count in the horses, indicating the presence of, and recovery from, inflammation. There was a greater amplitude of displacement in the craniocaudal (CC) versus the mediolateral (ML) direction. A significant difference was observed in the amplitude of displacement in the ML direction between 4-12 h and 168 h. (4) Conclusions: The significant reduction in ML displacement during the acute inflammation period alongside greater overall CC displacement may be a compensatory behaviour for bilateral lameness.

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HorsesPostural BalanceAnimalsFeasibility StudiesLameness, AnimalPressureTorsoequineinertial sensorpostural controlpostural swaywearable technology

Identifiers

PMID33670238
PMCPMC7916957
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