Author/Authors :
PaVko, SBawomir Faculty of Mechatronics - Virtual Reality Technologies Department - The Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics - Warsaw University of Technology - Warsaw, Poland , Dzierzwcka, MaBgorzata Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Morphological Science - Warsaw University of Life Sciences - Warsaw, Poland , Barszcz, Karolina Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Morphological Science - Warsaw University of Life Sciences - Warsaw, Poland , Bartyzel, BartBomiej Jan Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Morphological Science - Warsaw University of Life Sciences - Warsaw, Poland , Purzyc, Halina Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure - WrocławUniversityofEnvironmentalandLifeSciences - Wrocław,Poland , Charuta, Anna Vertebrates Morphology Department - Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities - Siedlce, Poland , Komosa, Marcin Department of Animal Anatomy - Institute of Zoology - Pozna ́nUniversityofLifeSciences - Pozna ́n, Poland
Abstract :
This study consisted in analyzing the asymmetry between bilateral third phalanges (coffin bones) in cold-blood horses based onthe angle range of the plantar margin of the bone. The study employed a scanner projecting a hybrid set of images, consistingof sinusoidal stripes preceded by a Gray code sequence. As it turned out, three-dimensional scanning can be used to effectivelydetermine the angle range for a selected portion of the studied bone. This provides broad possibilities for osteometric studies, as itenables the determination of angle distribution in a given fragment. The results obtained indicate a weak correlation between ageand bilateral third-phalanx asymmetry in terms of the angle range of the plantar margins and no correlation between body weightand the asymmetry described.
Keywords :
Osteometry , Equine Third Phalanx , Three-Dimensional Scanning , New Measurement Possibilities
