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Foot contact forces can be used to personalize a wearable robot during human walking

Scientific Reports, 2022
Individuals with below-knee amputation (BKA) experience increased physical effort when walking, and the use of a robotic ankle-foot prosthesis (AFP) can reduce such effort.
Michael Jacobson, Prakyath Kantharaju, Hyeongkeun Jeong, Jae-Kwan Ryu, Jung-Jae Park, Hyun-Joon Chung, Myunghee Kim   +6 more
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The impact of pregnancy on foot health [PDF]

, 2014
Although pregnancy should be a joyous experience to all expectant mothers, it is also known to bring about a number of bodily changes which could impose lifestyle limitations throughout the nine months of pregnancy.
Cassar, Dorothy
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A modified three-incision approach to treating three-column Lisfranc injuries

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2022
Purpose: The most popular surgical approach to manage Lisfranc fracture-dislocations is the double-incision approach, which frequently causes a variety of complications, such as skin necrosis, rotational malreduction of the first tarsometatarsal joint ...
Ting-Hu Zhao, Han-Xin Chen, Bin Jia, Yun-Bo Bai, Jike Lu, Wei Ren   +5 more
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Perceived quality of life, fatigue and the metabolic cost of walking in generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
IntroductionIndividuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) often experience chronic pain, leg fatigue and/or pain, which may contribute to a higher metabolic cost of walking.
Aera J. M. Ladell, Aera J. M. Ladell, Donald W. Golden, Donald W. Golden, Jason P. Oliemans, Kalindra D. Walls, Ranita H. K. Manocha, Ranita H. K. Manocha, Jared R. Fletcher   +8 more
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Foot pain and foot health in an educated population of adults: results from the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Foot Health Survey

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2018
Background Foot pain is common amongst the general population and impacts negatively on physical function and quality of life. Associations between personal health characteristics, lifestyle/behaviour factors and foot pain have been studied; however, the
Gordon J. Hendry, Linda Fenocchi, Jim Woodburn, Martijn Steultjens   +3 more
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The effect of foot orthoses for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon, 2022
Objective: This research quantitatively studied the benefits of foot orthoses for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) from five aspects: pain intensity, knee function, sport and recreation function, knee symptoms, and knee related quality ...
Ziyan Chen, Jinlong Wu, Xiaodong Wang, Zhanbing Ren   +3 more
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Retrospective analysis of hand and foot function after application of cellular technologies in patients with post–traumatic ischemic and denervation–reinervation injuries of limb muscles

Український журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To determine the effect of cell therapy on the function of the hand and foot in patients with ischemic and denervation–reinervation injuries of the limb muscles. Materials and methods.
Y. V. Polyachenko, O. O. Kostrub, O. V. Dolgopolov, R. I. Blonsky, I. A. Zasadnyuk   +4 more
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The associations of leg lean mass with foot pain, posture and function in the Framingham foot study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014
Background Foot disorders are common in older adults and associated with impaired lower extremity function. Reduced muscle mass may play a role in the etiology of foot disorders and consequent poor function.
Robert R McLean, Alyssa B Dufour, Patricia P Katz, Howard J Hillstrom, Thomas J Hagedorn, Marian T Hannan   +5 more
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The impact of multimorbidity on foot health outcomes in podiatry patients with musculoskeletal foot pain: a prospective observational study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2019
Background Multimorbidity is prevalent and adversely affects health outcomes. Foot pain is common and one of the primary reasons for utilisation of podiatry services.
Gordon J. Hendry, Linda Fenocchi, Helen Mason, Martijn Steultjens   +3 more
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An In-Shoe Laser Doppler Sensor for Assessing Plantar Blood Flow in the Diabetic Foot [PDF]

An in-shoe laser Doppler sensor for assessing plantar blood flow in the diabetic foot. Jonathan Edwin Cobb Plantar ulceration is a complication of the diabetic foot prevalent in adults with type 11 diabetes mellitus.
Cobb, Jonathan E.
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