Biomechanics of trunk

BIOMECHANICS OF TRUNK

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Structural components involved in biomechanics in horse,

  • The body of animal excluding head and limbs is trunk
  • The trunk is constructed like a bow and string or arched bridge / suspension bridge and the front and back limbs act as only pillars of the bridge
  • The bridge is made up of bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and their tendons. The bridge of trunk is not a rigid construction
  • It is rigid in thoracic region where it is formed by the sternum, the ribs, intercostals muscles while in the abdominal region it is formed by linea alba and four abdominal muscles with their aponeurosis. Here it is tensile and contractile
  • Ribs being vertically placed, reinforce the cranial part of the bridge construction
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