CONTEXT Sex differences in dynamic measures have been established in physically mature populations. Gaining information on maturation's effect on dynamic performance measures implicated in injury risk may enable us to better design injury prevention programs. OBJECTIVE To examine sex differences in dynamic valgus alignment and triple-hop distance measures across maturational stages in males a...

The hallux valgus complex. Thesis Rotterdam.-With ref.-With summary in Dutch. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means without written permission from the author. Front and back pages: Three-dimensional reconstructions (ISG software on Allegro) of the magnetic resonance images (Philips, Gyroscan) of the foot of a patient with the hal...

BACKGROUND When performing a total knee arthroplasty, most surgeons use the intramedullary alignment guide with a fixed distal femoral valgus resection angle. In this study, we assessed the variability of the distal femoral valgus resection angle in ethnic Asian patients by reviewing our arthroplasty database. METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2012, the patients with end-stage osteoar...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hallux valgus among Urhobo, Isoko and Delta Ibo (Anioma) ethnic groups in Delta State, Nigeria and to evaluate its influence in age and gender subgroups. Seven hundred and seventy five(775) male and female subjects aged between 10-30 years from Urhobo (257), Isoko (254) and Delta Ibo (262) ethnic groups of Delta State were examined ...

OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study was to measure short-term effects of kinesiotaping on pain and joint alignment in the conservative treatment of hallux valgus. METHOD Twenty-one female patients diagnosed with a total of 34 feet with hallux valgus (13 bilateral, 6 right, and 2 left) participated in this study. Kinesiotaping was implemented after the first assessment and renewed in days 3, ...

INTRODUCTION: Knee valgus during jump landing is considered to be one of the situations that may cause injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Decreased muscle torque during hip abduction is also reported to be a causative factor for knee valgus, as is pronation of the ankle joint (Joseph M et al. 2008). Further, knee valgus may occur when a reduction in the height of the medial longitu...

There are few data available regarding the association between hallux valgus and pain or functional limitation. We determined the prevalence of hallux valgus in a rural Korean population aged between 40 and 69 years, and its association with pain and function. A total of 563 subjects was examined using the foot health status questionnaire, the Short Form-36 questionnaire and weight-bearing ante...

This work describes the application of a combined RF-TLP test set-up. It alternates between pulsed high current characterization and scattering parameter measurements up to 10 GHz in order to investigate the influence of the stress pulses on the RF behavior of the DUT. As an example, the high current behavior of a broad band amplifier circuit is analyzed. Furthermore the breakdown behavior of M...