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Joint space width of the tibiotalar joint in the healthy foot

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2015
Background It is important to evaluate dynamic changes in the joint space width of the ankle mortise in detail in order to better understand the pathology of foot and ankle disorders.
Kan Imai, Kazuya Ikoma, Masamitsu Kido, Masahiro Maki, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Yuji Arai, Ryo Oda, Daisaku Tokunaga, Nozomu Inoue, Toshikazu Kubo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of ankle tape on joint position sense after local muscle fatigue: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018
Background Ankle tape is widely used by athletes to prevent ankle sprain. Although there is growing evidence that ankle tape improve joint position sense, but yet it is not clear even if tape improve joint position sense after muscle fatigue, because ...
Akram Jahjah, Dietmar Seidenspinner, Karl Schüttler, Antonio Klasan, Thomas J. Heyse, Dominik Malcherczyk, Bilal Farouk El-Zayat   +6 more
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Biarticular mechanisms of the gastrocnemii muscles enhance ankle mechanical power and work during running

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
The objective of the study was to explore how biarticular mechanisms of the gastrocnemii muscles may provide an important energy source for power and work at the ankle joint with increasing running speed.
Adamantios Arampatzis, Mohamadreza Kharazi, Christos Theodorakis, Falk Mersmann, Sebastian Bohm   +4 more
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Global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis burden, 1990–2021

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rate for site‐specific OA across 204 countries/territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases Study (GBD) 2021.
Haowei Chen, Lei Si, David J Hunter, Lei Zhang, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Xiaomeng Wang, Vicky Duong, Zhounan Zhou, Peihua Cao, Han Cen, Su'an Tang, Tianyu Chen, Houjun Xue, Zhaohua Zhu, Changhai Ding   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Knee Osteoarthritis on Hip and Ankle Gait Mechanics

Advances in Orthopedics, 2019
Introduction. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) can affect the hip and ankle joints, as these three joints operate as a kinetic/kinematic chain while walking. Purpose.
Du Hyun Ro, Joonhee Lee, Jangyun Lee, Jae-Young Park, Hyuk-Soo Han, Myung Chul Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knee and Ankle Joint Angles Influence the Plantarflexion Torque of the Gastrocnemius

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, 2015
Background The gastrocnemius (GA) is the lone bi-articular muscle of the leg, crossing both the knee and ankle. As with any bi-articular muscle, both joints affect its length/tension curve.
D. Landin, Melissa Thompson, M. Reid
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using stiffness to assess injury risk:comparison of methods for quantifying stiffness and their reliability in triathletes [PDF]

, 2018
Background: A review of the literature has indicated that lower body stiffness, defined as the extent to which the lower extremity joints resists deformation upon contact with the ground, may be a useful measure for assessing Achilles injury risk in ...
Hume, Patria A, Keogh, Justin W L, Lorimer, Anna V   +2 more
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Exploring patients’ profiles associated with the resolution of acute calcium pyrophosphate arthritis treatedwith colchicine and prednisone: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective The objective was to identify factors determining acute arthritis resolution and safety with colchicine and prednisone in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis. Methods We conducted a post hoc analysis of the COLCHICORT trial, which compared colchicine and prednisone for the treatment of acute CPP crystal arthritis, using a ...
Tristan Pascart, Laurène Norberciak, Pascal Richette, Pierre Robinet, Aurore Pacaud, Gauthier Marchasson, Thibault Rabin, Hélène Luraschi, Pierre Maciejasz, Anne‐France Georgel, Augustin Latourte, Hang‐Korng Ea, Sébastien Ottaviani, Charlotte Jauffret, Vincent Ducoulombier   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adjacent Joint Kinematics after Ankle Arthrodesis in Cadaveric Gait Simulation

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2016
Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Ankle arthrodesis is an effective treatment for decreasing pain in patients with end-stage ankle arthritis.
Constantine A. Demetracopoulos MD, Daniel R. Sturnick MS, Scott J. Ellis MD, Jonathan T. Deland MD, Josh R. Baxter PhD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Osteoligamentous injuries of the medial ankle joint

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2015
Injuries of the ankle joint have a high incidence in daily life and sports, thus, playing an important socioeconomic role. Therefore, proper diagnosis and adequate treatment are mandatory.
P. Lötscher, T. H. Lang, L. Zwicky, B. Hintermann, M. Knupp   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source