Major factors influencing rearfoot external eversion moment during barefoot walking
Major factors influencing rearfoot external eversion moment during barefoot walking
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影响赤足行走后足外翻力矩的主要因素
DOI:
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.029
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Yasuo Ikegami
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Norio Tsujimoto;Hiroyuki Nunome;Yasuo Ikegami
BackgroundExcessive rearfoot eversion motion during walking has been considered as a risk factor for lower limb chronic injuries. External moment due to ground reaction force (GRF) is the essential cause by which the rearfoot is passively everted during walking.Research questionThis study aims to identify the key factors influencing the rearfoot external eversion moments due to the GRF during walking.MethodsFrom 3-D foot coordinates and GRF data of 29 healthy participants during walking, the rearfoot external eversion moments due to the GRF and factors composing the moment (height of the ankle joint center, mediolateral GRF, mediolateral distance of the center of pressure relative to the ankle joint center in the transverse plane, vertical GRF) were computed.ResultsThe mediolateral GRF was a key factor influencing the magnitude of the rearfoot external eversion moment just after foot contact, with which pre-contact medial foot velocity was significantly correlated. During the subsequent support phase, the mediolateral distance of the center of pressure (the application point of the vertical GRF) relative to the ankle joint center was also found to be another determinant of the magnitude of the rearfoot external eversion moment.SignificanceWe succeeded in demonstrating the specific factors that most likely explain the magnitude of the rearfoot external eversion moment during initial contact and the subsequent support phase during walking. Based on the findings, specific measures to suppress the rearfoot external eversion moment could be proposed.