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3D Kinematic Gait Analysis for Preclinical Studies in Rodents
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3D Kinematic Gait Analysis for Preclinical Studies in Rodents

3D Kinematic Gait Analysis for Preclinical Studies in Rodents

DOI:
10.3791/59612-v

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10:19 min

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August 03, 2019

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1Department of Neurobiology and Behavior,Stony Brook University, 2Department of Physical Therapy,Stony Brook University

Chapters

  • 00:00Title
  • 00:45Setting Up the Motion Capture System
  • 01:21Calibration of the Motion Capture System
  • 04:12Training and Preparing the Animal for Treadmill Locomotion
  • 05:10Motion Capture
  • 05:31Motion Tracking
  • 07:15Kinematic Analysis
  • 08:16Results: Representative Elbow Angle Profiles and Coordination of Healthy and Cervical Spinal Cord Injured Rat
  • 09:36Conclusion

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Presented here is a protocol to collect and analyze three-dimensional kinematics of quadrupedal locomotion in rodents for preclinical studies.

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Keywords: 3D KinematicsQuadrupedal LocomotionAdult RatsMotion CaptureTreadmill WalkingRetro-reflective MarkersL-frameWand Calibration3D TrackingCamera Calibration

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