Hip joint mobility in free-ranging rhesus macaques.
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SUBMITTER: Hammond AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5250560 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
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Hip joint mobility in free-ranging rhesus macaques.
Hammond Ashley S AS Johnson Victoria P VP Higham James P JP
American journal of physical anthropology 20161012 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to test for differences in hip joint range of motion (ROM) between captive and free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), particularly for hip joint abduction, which previous studies of captive macaques have found to be lower than predicted.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Hip ROM was assessed following standard joint measurement methodology in anesthetized adult free-ranging rhesus macaques (n = 39) from Cayo Santiago, and compared with published ROM data from capti ...[more]
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