Modelling the foot-ankle system (FAS) while exposed to foot-transmitted vibration (FTV) is essential for designing inhibition methods prevent effects of vibration-induced white-foot. K-means analysis was conducted on a data set containing transmissibility from floor 24 anatomical locations right foot 21 participants. The found three be sufficient summarising FTV response. A segment, four degree...

BACKGROUND Functional ankle instability (FAI) is commonly reported by children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), however,, the specific variables associated with FAI remain unknown. An improved understanding of these variables may suggest interventions to improve ankle stability and possibly prevent the long-term complications associated with ankle instability in this popu...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the newly designed multi joint ankle-foot orthosis on the gait and dynamic balance of stroke patients having foot drop. [Subjects and Methods] This study was conducted with 15 subjects who were diagnosed with stroke. 10-meter walk test, functional reaching test and timed up and go test were measured after each subjects wore a p...

Volleyball is a team game with a high incidence of ankle sprain. The purpose of our research was to investigate the ankle sprain history and incidence in elite female volleyball athletes according to the Root functional foot type and laterality. The additional aims were to investigate the foot type prevalence and the effect of age on ankle sprain incidence. Sixty-two elite female volleyball ath...

Equinus deformity of the foot is a common feature of hemiplegia, which impairs the gait pattern of patients. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of ankle-foot deformity in gait impairment. A hierarchical cluster analysis was used to classify the gait patterns of 49 chronic hemiplegic patients with equinus deformity of the foot, based on temporal-distance parameters and joint ki...

Some functions of walking are adversely affected in prosthesis users because of reduced or absent ankle motion. However, combining a prosthetic ankle unit with a particular prosthetic foot could have unanticipated consequences. This study investigated the effect of prosthetic ankle units on the gait of persons with bilateral transtibial amputations. Subjects were tested while walking with and w...

BACKGROUND Foot musculoskeletal deficits are seldom addressed by preventive medicine despite their high prevalence in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. AIM To investigate the effects of strengthening, stretching, and functional training on foot rollover process during gait. METHODS A two-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor was designed. Fifty-five pat...

D iabetic Foot & Ankle was launched in 2010. My inspiration to start the journal was to bring together multidisciplinary groups and health care providers around the world to share their expertise in the prevention and management of diabetic foot and ankle complications. A number of excellent articles have since then been published, which has led to the inclusion of the journal in PubMed Central...

BACKGROUND The quality of research and evidence to support medical treatments is under scrutiny from the medical profession and the public. This study examined the current quality of research and level of evidence (LOE) of foot and ankle surgery papers published in orthopedic and podiatric medical journals. METHODS Two independent evaluators performed a blinded assessment of all foot and ankl...