Gait evaluation in hip osteoarthritic and normal dogs using a serial force plate system

SummaryThe effect of canine hip osteoarthritis (OA) on vertical force distribution was studied using a serial force platform system. This system allows simultaneous measurement of vertical and horizontal force impulses from each limb of a trotting dog. Using these measurements and novel analysis techniques a complete and precise analysis of load distribution was performed. Load distribution was compared between a group of normal dogs and a group of dogs with radiographic evidence of hip OA. Results of this study indicate that trotting dogs with hip OA redistribute vertical force primarily by shifting force between trotting pairs (side-to-side compensation) rather than within trotting pairs (hind-to-fore compensation).

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Concurrent Validity of a Portable Force Plate Using Vertical Jump Force–Time Characteristics

Journal of Applied Biomechanics ◽

10.1123/jab.2017-0371 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 410-413 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jason Lake ◽

Peter Mundy ◽

Paul Comfort ◽

John J. McMahon ◽

Timothy J. Suchomel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Concurrent Validity ◽

Vertical Jump ◽

Reaction Force ◽

Force Plate ◽

Vertical Force ◽

Jump Height ◽

Strength Index ◽

Limits Of Agreement ◽

Force Time ◽

Plate System

This study examined concurrent validity of countermovement vertical jump reactive strength index modified and force–time characteristics recorded using a 1-dimensional portable and laboratory force plate system. Twenty-eight men performed bilateral countermovement vertical jumps on 2 portable force plates placed on top of 2 in-ground force plates, both recording vertical ground reaction force at 1000 Hz. Time to takeoff; jump height; reactive strength index modified; and braking and propulsion impulse, mean net force, and duration were calculated from the vertical force from both force plate systems. Results from both systems were highly correlated (r ≥ .99). There were small (d < 0.12) but significant differences between their respective braking impulse, braking mean net force, propulsion impulse, and propulsion mean net force (P < .001). However, limits of agreement yielded a mean value of 1.7% relative to the laboratory force plate system (95% confidence limits, 0.9%–2.5%), indicating very good agreement across all of the dependent variables. The largest limits of agreement were for jump height (2.1%), time to takeoff (3.4%), and reactive strength index modified (3.8%). The portable force plate system provides a valid method of obtaining reactive strength measures, and several underpinning force–time variables, from unloaded countermovement vertical jump. Thus, practitioners can use both force plates interchangeably.

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Validation of a Novel Boxing Monitoring System to Detect and Analyse the Centre of Pressure Movement on the Boxer’s Fist

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21248394 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (24) ◽

pp. 8394

Author(s):

Tobias Menzel ◽

Wolfgang Potthast

Keyword(s):

Monitoring System ◽

Gold Standard ◽

Load Distribution ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Force Plate ◽

Measuring Method ◽

Force Distribution ◽

Pearson Correlation Coefficient ◽

Centre Of Pressure ◽

Examination Method

The examination of force distribution and centre of pressure (CoP) displacement is a common method to analyse motion, load, and load distribution in biomechanical research. In contrast to gait analysis, the force progression in boxing punches is a new field of investigation. The centre of pressure displacement and distribution of forces on the surface of the fist during a boxing punch is of great interest and crucial to understanding the effect of the punch on the biological structures of the hand as well as the technical biomechanical aspects of the punching action. This paper presents a new method to display the CoP progression on the boxer’s fist Therefore, this study presents the validation of the developed novel boxing monitoring system in terms of CoP displacement. In addition, the CoP progression of different punching techniques in boxing is analysed on the athlete’s fist. The accuracy of the examination method of the CoP course was validated against the gold standard of a Kistler force plate. High correlations were detected between the developed sensor system and the force plate CoP with a Pearson correlation coefficient ranging from 0.93 to 0.97. The information obtained throughout the experimental study is of great importance in order to gain further knowledge into the technical execution of boxing punches as well as to provide a novel measuring method for determining CoP on the surface of the fist, to improve the understanding of the etiology of boxing-related hand injuries.

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Force Plate Analysis of Dogs with Bilateral Hip Dysplasia Treated with a Unilateral Triple Pelvic Osteotomy: A Long-term Review of Cases

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1632616 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

pp. 85-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Joanne R. Cockshutt ◽

H. Dobson ◽

C. W. Miller ◽

D. L. Holmberg ◽

Connie L. Taves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gait Analysis ◽

Hip Dysplasia ◽

Weight Bearing ◽

Force Plate ◽

Case Series ◽

Pelvic Osteotomy ◽

Vertical Force ◽

Long Term Outcome ◽

Case Series Study

SummaryA retrospective case series study was done to determine the long-term outcome of operations upon dogs treated for canine hip dysplasia by means of a triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO). Twentyfour dogs with bilateral hip dysplasia, that received a unilateral TPO between January 1988 and June 1995, were re-examined at the Ontario Veterinary College. The assessment included physical, orthopedic and lameness examinations, standard blood work, pelvic radiographs and force plate gait analysis. They were compared to bilaterally dysplastic dogs that had not been treated, and also to normal dogs. Force plate data analysis demonstrated a significant increase in peak vertical force (PVF) and mean vertical force over stance (MVF) in the limb that underwent surgical correction by means of a TPO, when compared to the unoperated hip. It was determined that performing a unilateral TPO on a young dysplastic dog resulted in greater forces and weight bearing being projected through the TPO corrected limb when compared to the unoperated limb.Dogs with bilateral hip dysplasia treated with a unilateral triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) were assessed by force plate gait analysis, radiographs and orthopedic examination. There was a significant increase in hip Norberg angles over time, although degenerative changes did progress. Limbs that had been operated upon had significantly greater peak and mean ground reaction forces than limbs that had not received an operation.

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Review of the Upright Balance Assessment Based on the Force Plate

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052696 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2696

Author(s):

Baoliang Chen ◽

Peng Liu ◽

Feiyun Xiao ◽

Zhengshi Liu ◽

Yong Wang

Keyword(s):

Postural Balance ◽

Force Plate ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Balance Assessment ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Methodological Research ◽

Assessment Tests ◽

Wide Range ◽

Foot Posture ◽

Plate System

Quantitative assessment is crucial for the evaluation of human postural balance. The force plate system is the key quantitative balance assessment method. The purpose of this study is to review the important concepts in balance assessment and analyze the experimental conditions, parameter variables, and application scope based on force plate technology. As there is a wide range of balance assessment tests and a variety of commercial force plate systems to choose from, there is room for further improvement of the test details and evaluation variables of the balance assessment. The recommendations presented in this article are the foundation and key part of the postural balance assessment; these recommendations focus on the type of force plate, the subject’s foot posture, and the choice of assessment variables, which further enriches the content of posturography. In order to promote a more reasonable balance assessment method based on force plates, further methodological research and a stronger consensus are still needed.

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Development of an Embedded Microcomputer-based Force Plate System for Measuring Sow Weight Distribution and Detection of Lameness

Applied Engineering in Agriculture ◽

10.13031/2013.37063 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 475-482 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

G. Sun ◽

R. F. Fitzgerald ◽

K. J. Stalder ◽

L. A. Karriker ◽

A. K. Johnson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Distribution ◽

Force Plate ◽

Plate System

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Variability of vertical ground reaction forces collected with one and two force plates in healthy dogs

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.3415/vcot-15-02-0037 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 28 (05) ◽

pp. 318-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

M. Stejskal ◽

B. T. Torres ◽

G. S. Sandberg ◽

J. A. Sapora ◽

R. K. Dover ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Repeated Measures ◽

Reaction Force ◽

Force Plate ◽

Plate Versus ◽

Vertical Force ◽

Vertical Ground Reaction Force ◽

Coefficients Of Variation ◽

Vertical Ground ◽

Healthy Dogs ◽

Collection Time

SummaryObjective: To compare peak vertical force (PVF) and vertical impulse (VI) data collected with one and two force plates during the same collection time period in healthy dogs at a trot.Animals: Seventeen healthy client-owned adult dogs.Methods: Vertical ground reaction force (GRF) data were collected in a crossover study design, with four sessions on two consecutive days, and then two weeks apart (days 1, 2, 15, and 16) using both one and two force plates collection methods. A repeated measures model analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test for differences in force plate PVF, VI, and average time per trial (ATT) between days, weeks, and systems (1 plate versus 2 plates). Coefficients of variation for PVF and VI were also calculated separately by forelimbs and hindlimbs, plates, day, and week.Results: The time required to obtain a valid trial was significantly longer using a single force plate when compared with two force plates. Comparing GRF data for all dogs, significant differences in PVF data were found between one and two force plates, however, these differences were diminutive in absolute magnitude, and of unknown clinical importance. Examination of the coefficients of variation for PVF and VI during the different collection periods yielded similar results.Conclusions: Use of two force plates decreased trial repetition and collection time. Vertical GRF data had a similar coefficient of variation with either one or two force plates collection techniques in healthy dogs.

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Squeezing Sub-Sea Wells Co-Mingled in the Same Flowline on the Norne Field

10.2118/spe-169793-ms ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Steve Heath ◽

Olav Martin Selle ◽

Elisbeth Storås ◽

Bjørn Juliussen ◽

Alan Thompson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Flow Line ◽

Productivity Index ◽

Scale Inhibitor ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Management Capability ◽

Inhibitor Analysis ◽

Precise Analysis ◽

Phosphorus Containing ◽

The Individual ◽

Line Sample

Abstract An essential part of any scale squeeze management strategy for any oilfield is the capability to accurately and precisely determine the residual scale inhibitor concentration in the produced fluids. These data in combination with ion analysis and well productivity index are essential to determine the lifetime efficiency of scale squeeze treatments. For sub-sea wells comingled in the same flowline this presents a significant challenge due to mixed brine composition in the flowline and the requirements to analyse multiple families of scale squeeze inhibitors in the same sample without interference from the continuously injected wellhead/topside scale inhibitors and any other production chemicals that maybe applied. In recent years the use of environmentally acceptable polymeric scale squeeze inhibitors has increased. The accurate and precise analysis of polymers has proved to be difficult and a toolbox of advanced scale inhibitor analysis techniques has therefore been developed to improve scale management capability in sub-sea fields.1 This technology is based upon a range of novel analysis techniques, including Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS), which have demonstrated the feasibility to detect multiple families of scale inhibitors at low levels with improved confidence along with the potential for squeezing wells co-mingled at the same flowline with different scale inhibitors. This was not considered possible before and recent refinements have been targeted towards the specific challenges on the Norne field, where it was required to detect three different polymeric scale squeeze inhibitors in the same flow line sample in the presence of the continuously applied wellhead and topside polymeric scale inhibitor. This paper presents brief details of the progress made with new analysis techniques and highlights the application benefits of the implementation of these novel scale inhibitor analysis techniques in the Norne field. Data will be presented from a proof of concept study for squeezing three sub-sea wells co-mingled in the same flowline with three different polymeric scale squeeze inhibitors, namely, a phosphorus containing polyamine, a phosphorus tagged quaternary amine terpolymer and a phosphorus tagged sulphonated copolymer all in the presence of the wellhead/topside sulphonate/carboxylate copolymer. The implications of different detection limits for the three different polymers on the individual well treatment lifetimes and re-squeeze frequency will also be discussed.

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Numerical Analysis of Dead Load Shear Force Distribution in Webs of Multicell Inclined Web Box-Girder Bridge

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2020/9670704 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Xingwei Xue ◽

Meizhong Wu ◽

Zhengwei Li ◽

Peng Zhou

Keyword(s):

Load Distribution ◽

Shear Force ◽

Cell Number ◽

Force Distribution ◽

Distribution Factor ◽

Dead Load ◽

Bridge Design ◽

Box Girders ◽

Box Girder ◽

The Dead

Moment and shear load distribution are important in bridge design. Most existing studies have focused on the distribution of girders under vehicle loading, neglecting the dead load distribution between the webs of multicell box-girders. Through the “Sum of Local Internal Forces” function, the shear force of each web in the multicell box-girder 3D finite element model was extracted and analysed using the dead load shear force distribution factor. The research parameters include the slope of the web, support condition, and cell number with respect to the dead load shear force distribution factor. The results indicate that the dead load shear distribution in the webs of multicell box-girders is uneven. The outermost inclined web bears a shear force greater than the average shear force, which must be considered in bridge design.

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