introduction: since most studies on ankle sprain are medical and sports-related and not much epidemiologic and etiologic data from the general population exist in this field, the present study evaluates the relationship between q angle and anthropometric measures with ankle sprain in the general population. methods: in the present case-control study, all of the patients over 18 years age presen...

objectives: this paper describes further improvement and preliminarily evaluation of a novel viscoelastic ankle-foot prosthesis prototype. the objective was to control the ankle hysteresis at slow and normal walking speeds. methods: inspired by the ankle biomechanics, in which the hysteresis differs based on the gait speeds, a manually damping control mechanism imbedded in the prosthesis for ad...

: investigating the mechanical behaviour of a healthy human ankle shows that it can be simulated by a mechanism composed of simple elements such as spring, and actuator. hence, appropriate design of this mechanism can be resulted to an artificial ankle that can help amputees properly. researches show that whatever the biomechanical behaviour of artificial ankle is similar to that of natural ank...

ankle sprains are among the most common injuries in athletes and military recruits. high bmi, previous history of ankle sprain, poor muscle strength, proprioceptive deficits, limitation in rom and balance are important risk factors for ankle sprain. recent studies have shown that external support such as brace and tape significantly reduces the risk of primary and recurrent ankle sprains in ath...

background ankle injuries are one of the most common presentations in emergency department. ottawa ankle rules (oars) have been used to predict the requirement of radiographs. objectives this study aimed to validate the oars protocol for predicting ankle and midfoot fractures in indian population. patients and methods a prospective study was conducted in a teaching hospital in north india, duri...

conclusions the os trigonum syndrome should take in consideration in elderly subject who had posterior ankle pain starting after a car accident. case presentation a 62-year-old female patient was admitted with load depended ankle pain and swelling, lasting for five years which promptly started after a car accident. we incidentally discovered os trigonum on plain radiography on a lateral view of...

purpose ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries among athletes and instability and injury to this joint is responsible for long time loss of physical and recreational activity. also, it can impose high costs to sport teams. prevention of this injury is an important concern of practice and rehabilitation. one way of reducing the possibility of ankle joint injury is using an ankle orthosi...

abstract background: several studies have examined the reflex response of ankle musculature to sudden inversion in noninjured and injured subjects. to date, there have been no studies to determine the effect of versatile degrees & conditions of perturbation on the ankle musculature latency. the purpose of this study was to measure and determine whether there was a difference in ankle musculatur...