Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (May 2024)
Biomechanical gait analysis in sheep: kinematic parameters
- Bruna Silva,
- Bruna Silva,
- Filipa João,
- Sandra Amado,
- Sandra Amado,
- Rui D. Alvites,
- Rui D. Alvites,
- Rui D. Alvites,
- Rui D. Alvites,
- Ana C. Maurício,
- Ana C. Maurício,
- Ana C. Maurício,
- Bárbara Esteves,
- Ana C. Sousa,
- Ana C. Sousa,
- Ana C. Sousa,
- Bruna Lopes,
- Bruna Lopes,
- Bruna Lopes,
- Patrícia Sousa,
- Patrícia Sousa,
- Patrícia Sousa,
- Juliana R. Dias,
- Juliana R. Dias,
- António Veloso,
- Paula Pascoal-Faria,
- Paula Pascoal-Faria,
- Paula Pascoal-Faria,
- Nuno Alves,
- Nuno Alves,
- Nuno Alves
Affiliations
- Bruna Silva
- Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Bruna Silva
- Associate Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Porto, Portugal
- Filipa João
- CIPER—Biomechanics and Functional Morphology Laboratory, Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Sandra Amado
- Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Sandra Amado
- Associate Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Porto, Portugal
- Rui D. Alvites
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universi-dade do Porto (ICETA), Porto, Portugal
- Rui D. Alvites
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
- Rui D. Alvites
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), Lisboa, Portugal
- Rui D. Alvites
- Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (CESPU), Porto, Portugal
- Ana C. Maurício
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universi-dade do Porto (ICETA), Porto, Portugal
- Ana C. Maurício
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
- Ana C. Maurício
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), Lisboa, Portugal
- Bárbara Esteves
- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
- Ana C. Sousa
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universi-dade do Porto (ICETA), Porto, Portugal
- Ana C. Sousa
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
- Ana C. Sousa
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), Lisboa, Portugal
- Bruna Lopes
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universi-dade do Porto (ICETA), Porto, Portugal
- Bruna Lopes
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
- Bruna Lopes
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), Lisboa, Portugal
- Patrícia Sousa
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universi-dade do Porto (ICETA), Porto, Portugal
- Patrícia Sousa
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Porto, Portugal
- Patrícia Sousa
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), Lisboa, Portugal
- Juliana R. Dias
- Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Juliana R. Dias
- Associate Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Porto, Portugal
- António Veloso
- CIPER—Biomechanics and Functional Morphology Laboratory, Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Paula Pascoal-Faria
- Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Paula Pascoal-Faria
- Associate Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Porto, Portugal
- Paula Pascoal-Faria
- Department of Mathematics, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
- Nuno Alves
- Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Nuno Alves
- Associate Laboratory for Advanced Production and Intelligent Systems (ARISE), Porto, Portugal
- Nuno Alves
- 0Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1370101
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12
Abstract
Animals have been used as models to help to better understand biological and anatomical systems, and pathologies in both humans and non-human species, and sheep are often used as an in vivo experimental model for orthopedic research. Gait analysis has been shown to be an important tool in biomechanics research with clinical applications. The purpose of this study was to perform a kinematic analysis using a tridimensional (3D) reconstruction of the sheep hindlimb. Seven healthy sheep were evaluated for natural overground walking, and motion capture of the right hindlimb was collected with an optoelectronic system while the animals walked in a track. The analysis addressed gait spatiotemporal variables, hip, knee and ankle angle and intralimb joint angle coordination measures during the entire walking cycle. This study is the first that describes the spatiotemporal parameters from the hip, knee and ankle joints in a tridimensional way: flexion/extension; abduction/adduction and inter/external rotation. The results of this assessment can be used as an outcome indicator to guide treatment and the efficacy of different therapies for orthopedic and neurological conditions involving the locomotor system of the sheep animal model.
Keywords
- sheep model
- gait analysis
- 3D kinematic
- spatio-temporal parameters
- joint angular displacement
- biomechanics
