Development and Performance Verification of a Motorized Prosthetic Leg for Stair Walking by Kiwon Park, Hyoung-Jong Ahn, Kwang-Hee Lee, Chul-Hee Lee

“…Developed prosthetic leg includes two degrees of freedom on the knee and ankle joint designed using a virtual product development process for better stair walking. …”
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Study on the Cracking Mechanism of Arch Foot of CFST Tied Arch Bridge Based on Multiscale Numerical Simulation by Zeying Yang, Changhao Cai, Zhilin Qu, Chenghe Wang, Yinglin Sun

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Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Daniel Casado, Ivan Nacher, Juan Pardo, Javier Reina

“…Two outcome measurements were taken pre- and post- intervention to assess ankle mobility: the Dorsi-Flexion Lunge test and the Y-Balance test (YBT) for the lower quarter. …”
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Habitual locomotor types and the shape of lower leg bones in primates, especially in hominoids by Tasuku Kimura

“…The human ankle was relatively small in breadth compared with ape ankles and was adapted mainly to parasagittal rolling. …”
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Study on Exoskeleton Mechanical System based on Pull and Push Flexible Shaft Drive by Hua Fuhu, Wang Guoqing, Yang Siqi, Liang Sirui, Qu Qifeng

“…After determining the use of a push-pull flexible shaft to drive a motion joint,the design of mechanism and structure of shoulder and elbow joint of exoskeleton robot is completed first. Then the ankle joint and other flexible drive are designed,and the activity range of each joint is analyzed. …”
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Compensatory Function of the Subtalar Joint for Lower Extremity Malalignment by Kensei Yoshimoto, Masahiko Noguchi, Akifumi Yamada, Yuki Nasu

“…It is important to evaluate the subtalar joint and hip-knee-ankle alignment to understand lower extremity alignment. …”
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Kinematics and Dynamics Analysis of Double Rocker Prosthetic Knee Joint by Xuhui Liu, Zhijuan Ding, Qiwen Luo, Zhen Jian, Yuanfang Zhang

“…The highly similar tracks and ankle motion knee instantaneous center curve contrast figure were obtained through Adams simulation analysis. …”
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The Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Screen: A Validation Study by Phillip J Plisky, Garrett S Bullock, Mary Beth Garner, Risa Ricard, Josh Hayden, Bethany Huebner, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Kyle Kiesel

“…# Background Limited ankle dorsiflexion (DF) is associated with ankle sprains and other lower extremity injuries. …”
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Diagnostic Imaging for Distal Extremity Injuries in Direct Access Physical Therapy: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, Jamie B Morris, Max K Dummar, Paul A Kuwik

“…The Ottawa Ankle Rules demonstrated a negative likelihood ratio (-LR) of 0.11 (0.02, 0.72) and a positive likelihood ratio (+LR) of 1.99 (1.62, 2.44) for the diagnosis of foot/ankle fracture…”
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Reliability of the Expanded Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (E-CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S. Butler, Alexa R. Martinez, Dai Sugimoto, Charles W. Wyatt, Eryn K. Milian, Sophia Ulman, Ashley Erdman, Alex Loewen, Kristin Hayden, Amie DeVerna, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, PRiSM Injury Prevention Research Interest Group

“…# Background Current clinical screening tools assessing risky movements during cutting maneuvers do not adequately address sagittal plane foot and ankle evaluations. The Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) is reliable in evaluating frontal plane trunk and lower extremity alignment during a 45-degree side-step cut. …”
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A multi-level analysis of motor and behavioural dynamics in 9-month-old preterm and term-born infants during changing emotional and interactive contexts by Yu Wei Chua, Lorena Jiménez-Sánchez, Victoria Ledsham, Sinéad O’Carroll, Ralf F. A. Cox, Ivan Andonovic, Christos Tachtatzis, James P. Boardman, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Philip Rowe, Jonathan Delafield-Butt

“…Relative to infants born at term (> 37 weeks of gestation), infants born preterm showed greater permutation entropy in their left ankle and torso movements, but not in right ankle or wrist movements. …”
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An alternative fixation for all mild and moderate hallux valgus cases enabling intraoperative readjustment by Mesut Uluöz, Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Özhan Pazarcı

“…The analysis data included age, gender, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores, the values of the length of the 1st metatarsal, hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal angle (IMA), distal metatarsal articular angle (DMAA), rotation type of the first metatarsal (RTFM), and the position of the tibial sesamoid (TSP). …”
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Unveiling the role of melatonin‐related gene CSNK1D in osteoclastogenesis and its implications for osteoporosis treatment by Jiewen Zhang, Shaobo Wu, Fangze Xing, Ning Kong, Yiwei Zhao, Xudong Duan, Yiyang Li, Kunzheng Wang, Run Tian, Pei Yang

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Sports Injuries Seen in Korfball Players: Assessment of Injuries’ Areas and Types by Mahmut Alp, Mahmut Özdinç

“…Foot-ankle and knee injuries are the most common causes of injuries. …”
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Distal Fibular Reconstruction Using Iliac Grafting and Emslie-Vidal’s Ligamentoplasty after Exeresis of Single Renal Carcinoma Metastasis by E. Maury, C. Granier, C. Sleth, E. Peraut, P. Maury

“…Introduction. Restoring lateral ankle stability following distal resection of the fibula is a difficult procedure for which several surgical techniques have been proposed. …”
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Fourteen-Year Patency of an Anterior Tibial Artery-Saphenous Vein Fistula in an Ambulatory Patient by Zerrin Pulathan, Gökalp Altun

“…Background. Ankle arteriovenous fistulas are the rarest vascular access type among lower extremity fistulas for hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease. …”
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Biomechanic and Energetic Effects of a Quasi-Passive Artificial Gastrocnemius on Transtibial Amputee Gait by Michael F. Eilenberg, Ken Endo, Hugh Herr

“…We develop a prosthesis that actuates both knee and ankle joints and then evaluate the incremental effects of this prosthesis as compared to ankle actuation alone. …”
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Variable Impedance Control for Bipedal Robot Standing Balance Based on Artificial Muscle Activation Model by Kaiyang Yin, Yaxu Xue, Yadong Yu, Shuangxi Xie

“…The robustness was improved by applying the artificial muscle activation model to adjust the impedance parameters. In particular, an ankle variable impedance model was used to obtain the antidisturbance torque which combined with the ankle dynamic torque to estimate the desired ankle torque for robotic standing balance. …”
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Giant Cell Tumor of Lower End of Tibia by Monish Bami, Ashok R. Nayak, Shreepad Kulkarni, Avinash Kulkarni, Rupali Gupta

“…A 35-year-old patient presented with complains of pain and swelling in left ankle since 1 year following a twisting injury to his left ankle. …”
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Surgical outcomes in patients with Achilles tendon rupture—a retrospective study by Hüseyin Kürüm, Hacı Bayram Tosun, Faruk Aydemir, Orhan Ayas, Kübra Orhan Kürüm, Funda İpekten

“…Conclusion Although no surgical technique is completely superior to another, better performance tests were observed after PR repair compared to open surgery in individuals involved in sports, but rerupture, dorsiflexion restriction, and painful ankle were disadvantages. FHL-A, which has gained popularity in recent years, showed better performance in tests by contributing to more stable and stronger ankles in sporting individuals with chronic ruptures who had undergone open surgery. …”
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