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DR HELEN M.S. DAVIES



Contact Details

Organization: Veterinary Science
Position: SENIOR LECTURER ANATOMY
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
biomechanics and responses to exercise in the distal forelimb of horses bone and hoof responses to exercise Australia
functional anatomy of the locomotory and nervous systems behaviour, gait, form and function Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Research
United Kingdom University of Southampton Research
New Zealand Massey University Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Agricultural Science University of Leeds 30-Jun-1977
Bachelor of Veterinary Science The University of Queensland 31-Dec-1986
Master of Agricultural Science The University of Queensland 31-Dec-1985
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1995

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member American Association of Equine Practitioners ordinary member 01-Jul-2004
Member Australian Veterinary Association ordinary member 01-Jan-1982
Member Australian Equine Veternary Association ordinary member 01-Jan-1982
Member Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society ordinary member 01-Jan-1997
Member American Society for Bone and Mineral Research ordinary member 01-Jan-1998
Member European Association of Veterinary Anatomists ordinary member 01-Jan-1999
Member International Bone and Mineral Society ordinary member 01-Jan-2000
Member Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland ordinary member 01-Jan-2005

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Prize Australian Equine Veterinary Association Reginald Pascoe Senior Clinical Prize 01-Jul-2003

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS IN EQUINE OSTEOCHONDROSIS Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION
Project Grants (RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION) 01/05/2007
Pathophysiological mechanisms in Equine Dyschondroplasia Chief Investigator RACING VIC Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL)

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Ex vivo calibration and validation of in vivo equine bone strain measures
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 225-228
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  • Influence of different exercise regimes on the proximal hoof circumference in young Thoroughbred horses


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 233-236
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  • Altered gene expression in early osteochondrosis lesions
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Orthopaedic Research
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 452-457
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Influence of muscle-tendon wrapping on calculations of joint reaction forces in the equine distal forelimb
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
    Volume: 2008
    Page numbers: 165730 (1-9)
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Biomechanics of the equine foot


    Year: 2007
    Book: Equine Podiatry
    Publisher: Elsevier Saunders(Philadelphia)
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  • Functional anatomy of the equine digit: determining function from structure
    Year: 2007
    Book: Equine Podiatry
    Publisher: Elsevier Saunders(Philadelphia)
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  • Gross anatomy of the equine digit
    Year: 2007
    Book: Equine Podiatry
    Publisher: Elsevier Saunders(Philadelphia)
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Journal Articles

  • Hypertrophy and physiological death of equine chondrocytes in vitro
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 546-552
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  • Physiological death of hypertrophic chondrocytes
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 575-586
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Calculation of joint reaction forces in the equine distal forelimb during walking and trotting
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Frontiers in the Convergence of Bioscience and Information Technologies (FBIT 2007)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the FBIT 2007 International Conference
    Page numbers: 587-590
    Publisher: IEEE Computer Society(California)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Determination of mechanical loading components of the equine metacarpus from measurements of strain during walking
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 440-444
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  • Estimating peak strains associated with fast exercise in Thoroughbred racehorses
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 383-386
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  • The effect of gallop training on hoof angle in Thoroughbred racehorses
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 431-434
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Relationships between exercise capacity and front hoof longitudinal balance in horses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Equine and Comparative Exercise Physiology
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 27-36
    Publisher: CABI Publishing(Wallingford)
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  • The timing and distribution of strains around the surface of the midshaft of the third metacarpal bone during treadmill exercise in one Thoroughbred racehorse
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 157-162
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Third metacarpal bone laterality asymmetry and midshaft dimensions in Thoroughbred racehorses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 224-226
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Surface strains around the midshaft of the third metacarpal bone during turning
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 689-692
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Description of a photoelastic coating technique to describe surface strain of a dog skull loaded in vitro
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
    Volume: 90
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 92-96
    Publisher: Mosby
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  • The prediction and prevention of musculoskeletal injury using radiographic measurement of bone shape in thoroughbred racehorses during training
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Equine Veterinarian
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 76-80
    Publisher: Australian Equine Veterinary Association
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  • Third metacarpal bone length and skeletal asymmetry in the Thoroughbred racehorse
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 712-714
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • A radiographic technique to assess the longitudinal balance in front hooves
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 34
    Issue: Supplement
    Page numbers: 368-372
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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  • Dorsal metacarpal cortex ultrasound speed and bone size and shape
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 34
    Issue: Supplement
    Page numbers: 337-339
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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  • No hoof, no horse! The clinical implications of modelling the hoof capsule
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 646-647
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Analysis of a radiographic technique for measurement of equine metacarpal bone shape
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: Suppl 33
    Page numbers: 141-144
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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  • Relationships between third metacarpal bone parameters and surface strains
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: Suppl 33
    Page numbers: 16-20
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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