Equine superficial digital flexor tendon force and axial speed of sound: a calibration method under clinical conditions

Vergari, Claudio; Pourcelot, Philippe; Ravary-Plumioën, Bérangère; Camus, Matthieu; Holden-Douilly, Laurène; Falala, Sylvain; Château, Henry; Crevier-Denoix, Nathalie

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“…The noninvasive measurement of the speed of sound (Tensonics™) in equine superficial digital flexor tendons has shown a relationship with elastic modulus and has demonstrated changes with training, track surface, and injury which may have relevance for tendon management 36–38 . Ultrasound tissue characterization has been developed to provide an objective assessment of tendon structure and has been used successfully to monitor tendon health in professional athletes to adapt training patterns and reduce injury 39 .…”

Section: Challenges In the Clinical Approach To Tendinopathymentioning

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“One Health” in tendinopathy research: Current concepts

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McIlwraith

2021

Journal Orthopaedic Research

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Tendinopathy remains one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders affecting both human and equine athletes and presents a considerable therapeutic challenge. The following workshop report comes from the third Dorothy Havemeyer Symposium of Tendinopathy which provided a unique overview of our current understanding of both the basic science and the clinical challenges for diagnosing and treating tendinopathy in both species. Pathologically, tendon demonstrates alterations in both cellular, molecular, structural, and biomechanical features, leading to a spectrum of pathological endotypes. To develop novel interventions to manage, treat or prevent tendinopathies it is vital to understand the underlying mechanisms that lead to both tendon failure, and also regeneration and resolution of inflammation. The horse shows analogous pathology with both human Achilles tendinopathy (superficial digital flexor tendon) and intrathecal rotator cuff tears (deep digital flexor tendon tears) enabling scientists and clinicians from both medical and veterinary fields to work jointly on matching naturally occurring disease models. The experience in human medicine on the design, conduct, and impact of clinical trials has much to inform clinical trials in horses. There is a need to design appropriate studies to address clear questions, socialize the study to achieve good enrollment, and consider the significance and impact of the clinical question as well as the cost of addressing it. Because economics is often a limitation in equine medicine the use of observational studies, and specifically registries, should be given careful consideration.

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Section: Challenges In the Clinical Approach To Tendinopathymentioning

confidence: 99%

“One Health” in tendinopathy research: Current concepts

Smith

McIlwraith

2021

Journal Orthopaedic Research

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Comparison of superficial digital flexor tendon loading on asphalt and sand in horses at the walk and trot

Crevier-Denoix¹,

Ravary-Plumioën²,

Vergari³

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The Veterinary Journal

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Kinetics of the Forelimb in Horses Trotting an Uphill and Downhill Slope

Château

Camus

Holden-Douilly

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Equine Veterinary Journal

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This publication is a compilation of all Research Abstracts presented at the Ninth International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology. Unlike previous ICEEP conferences there will not be a conference proceedings of full length manuscripts. These abstracts succinctly summarise a wide array of investigations relevant to the equine athlete, and will be useful to veterinarians and others involved in management of horses used for sport, work and competition. The abstracts encompass the topics of Applied Physiology; Biochemistry, Haematology, Endocrinology, and Thermoregulation; Cardiovascular and Respiratory; Muscle and Bone; Nutrition; Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics; Biomechanics and Locomotion; as well as Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Equitation science.The International Committee of ICEEP publishes these abstracts so that the most recent scientific information is available to a wide audience, including veterinarians, physiotherapists, trainers, owners and riders.The Introduction:The ability to accurately assess equine oxygen consumption (VO2) under field conditions has been limited by the need for unrestricted gas exchange.Methods: Two variations of a mask and an associated electronics control module (ECM) were designed to enable breath-by-breath measurement of airflows with two 8.0 cm diameter pneumotachometers located 7.5 cm in front of each narus and connected to differential pressure transducers mounted on the outside of the mask. The ECM was comprised of electronics for signal filtering to the flow transducers, an oxygen sensing cell, and an analog-to-digital converter all powered by a lithium-ion battery. The battery also powered a pump connected to gas sampling ports between the nares and pneumotachometers. Airflow and oxygen content of inspired and expired gases were recorded through the ECM and electronically transferred to a notebook. VO2 was determined from these recordings by an operator using a customized software analysis program. One mask encased the lower head (E). The other left the jaw free so horse could wear a bit and be ridden (R). Multiple treadmill exercise tests were undertaken by 6 horses to measure VO2max and blood gases. Each mask was worn twice and results compared to those from an open flow-through system (O) by 2-way RMANOVA (P<0.05). Utility of the system was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient of 4 independent raters.Results: Blood gases and VO2max (152.0 ± 4.0 (mean ± SEM; O), 147.7 ± 4.3 (E), 150.7 ± 3.3 (R) ml/(kg.min) were not different between masks. VO2 measures were reproducible for each mask. Agreement between the 4 raters was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.99). Conclusions:Masks capable of measuring VO2 during field exercise were developed, tested and found accurate by multiple users.Ethical Animal Research: Studies performed were approved by the Institution's Animal Care and Use Committee (protocol #3807). Sources of funding: Institutional sources. Competing interests: Washington State University has filed notice of i...

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Equine superficial digital flexor tendon force and axial speed of sound: a calibration method under clinical conditions

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

“One Health” in tendinopathy research: Current concepts

“One Health” in tendinopathy research: Current concepts

Comparison of superficial digital flexor tendon loading on asphalt and sand in horses at the walk and trot

Kinetics of the Forelimb in Horses Trotting an Uphill and Downhill Slope

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