Title |
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in a population of harness Standardbred racehorses in training
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-10-11 |
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Authors |
Andrea Bertuglia, Michela Bullone, Federica Rossotto, Mauro Gasparini |
Abstract |
There is a substantial paucity of studies concerning musculoskeletal injuries in harness Standardbred racehorses. Specifically, little is known about the epidemiology of exercise-related musculoskeletal injuries. Most studies on this subject involve Thoroughbred racehorses, whose biomechanics and racing speed differ from Standardbred, making comparisons difficult. Here, a population of Standardbred racehorses trained at the same racecourse was studied over four years and a classification system for exercise-related musculoskeletal injuries was designed. The incidence rates of musculoskeletal injuries causing horses' withdrawal from training for 15 days or longer were investigated. A mixed-effects Poisson regression model was used to estimate musculoskeletal injury rates and to describe significance of selected risk factors for exercise-related injuries in this population. |
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