Sara Moshage, along with collaborators Annette McCoy, John Polk, and Prof. Kersh, recently published a paper in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials entitled “Temporal and spatial changes in bone accrual, density, and strain energy density in growing foals” (link). The paper details their work to characterize the normal growth and development of the proximal phalanx (a bone that fractures frequently in race horses). This information is a necessary first step towards developing evidence-based exercise interventions to strengthen bone before the young horse enters race training.
