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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"ankle complex"”.
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The effect of balancing ligamentous tension (an indirect technique) on range of motion at the ankle
… with a 6 degree or more difference between ankle joint sagittal plane range of motion values were randomly allocated to either a treatment or control group. The "restricted" ankle of the treatment group was treated with 'balancing ligamentous tension" at the ankle complex and tibiofibula …
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An Innovative Testing Protocol to Study Foot and Ankle Kinetics during Early Stance Phase of Gait
… platform limitations with respect to foot and ankle mechanics in the sagittal plane during dorsiflexion and plantar flexion. The intent was to develop a multi-loading protocol that simulated aspects of early stance phase of walking gait. This data were used to evaluate the influence an Achilles …
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Lower leg and foot contributions to turnout in pre-professional female dancers: A clinical and kinematic analysis
… and ranges of motion at the hip, knee, ankle and foot. The hip joint’s contribution to functional turnout, a dancer’s preferred turnout stance, has received extensive examination, whereas little is known about below-the-hip contributions. Dancers with limited hip external rotation (HER) …
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Investigating the Effects of Shoe Upper Panel Stiffness on Biomechanics
… of this study which was to model the foot and ankle complex as a system of gears to understand force attenuation and propulsion during agility tasks. Although no differences were found between footwear conditions in gearing, it was shown that modeling the foot and ankle system through gearing …
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Computational Modeling to Predict Mechanical Function of Joints: Validations and Applications of Lower Leg Simulations
… the application of an external rotation of the ankle. The inversion stability study focused on the elongation behavior of lateral ankle ligaments and inversion range of motion during the application of an applied load. The mechanical laxity study focused on differences in anterior/posterior and …
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A 3D neuromuscular model of the human ankle-foot complex based on multi-joint biplanar fluoroscopy gait analysis
During the gait cycle, the human ankle complex serves as a primary power generator while simultaneously stabilizing the entire limb. These actions are controlled by an intricate interplay of several lower leg muscles that cannot be fully uncovered using experimental methods alone. A combination of …
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Development and Application of a BioRobotic Simulation of Stance Phase Gait to Study Foot and Ankle Kinematics
<p>Ankle instantaneous axis of rotation (IAR) measurements represent a more complete parameter for characterizing joint motion. However, few studies have implemented this measurement to study normal, injured, or pathological foot-ankle biomechanics. Additionally, while load is suggested to play a …