SKELETAL TRANSIENTS ON HEEL STRIKE IN NORMAL WALKING WITH DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR
SKELETAL TRANSIENTS ON HEEL STRIKE IN NORMAL WALKING WITH DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-9290(80)90340-1
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
KLENERMAN, L
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作者:
LIGHT, LH;MCLELLAN, GE;KLENERMAN, L
Simultaneous measurements during normal human walking of the transient acceleration on heel strike in the tibia and skull show peaks of .apprx. 5 g and 0.5 g respectively when hard heels were worn. Resilient heels halved the amplitudes, while rebound could be avoided by a construction including a viscoelastic polymer insert. The transient is propagated as travelling waves up (and outwards from) the skeleton, its inconspicuous appearance in force plate studies being due to the non-uniform and non-synchronous acceleration of various parts of the body. Implications of these findings are noted, including the potential contribution of heel strike transients to osteoarthritic degeneration. Aggravation of symptoms in sufferers from back troubles may be due to shear induced by them in para-osteal tissue. Possible physiological roles for the transients are mentioned.