The Effect of Lymphoedema Exercises and Foot Elevation on the Quality of Life of Patients with Elephantiasis by Emirensiana Watu, Supargiyono, Haryani

“…There was no decrease in ankle diameter after lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation in the intervention and control groups.…”
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Diabetic Gait Is Not Just Slow Gait: Gait Compensations in Diabetic Neuropathy by Adrienne D. Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah T. Ridge, Jonathan S. Egbert, Kevin P. Curtis, Levi J. Berry, Dustin A. Bruening

“…Alterations included increased hip and knee flexion in early stance followed by a prolonged hip extension moment in midstance. Late stance ankle dorsiflexion and power absorption were increased, and final push-off was delayed and truncated. …”
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Lower Extremity Kinematics of the Y-Balance Test in Healthy and ACL Injured Adolescent Females by Alison Bulow, Alixandra Bellemare, Judy E Anderson, Jeff R S Leiter, Peter B MacDonald, Jason D Peeler

“…Ankle dorsi-flexion, knee flexion, and knee valgus angles were quantified via kinematic analysis. …”
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Bilateral lower limb symmetry during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit tasks in stroke patients with hemiplegia by Meijin Hou, Meijin Hou, Jian He, Dongwei Liu, Chenyi Guo, Ye Ma, Xiaobo Luo

“…In the stroke group, notable bilateral asymmetry (SI > 10%) was observed in the ankle joint angle (P < 0.05) during both tasks. …”
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Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Combined Use of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Plates and Taylor Spatial Frame for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Desheng Duan, Yang Cao, Renzeng Li, Guohui Wang, Yongfei Zhang, Kui Xiang, Yanli Hu, Yiqun Li, Peng Peng, Pan Zhang, Xianzhe Liu

“…Postoperative efficacy was evaluated using the HSS knee score, pain visual simulation score (VAS), and knee joint motion (ROM), and lower limb alignment was evaluated by measuring femorotibial angle (FTA) and hip-knee-ankle (HKA). Results and Conclusion. All patients did not experience complications such as wound infection, nerve damage, or bone amputation. 25 patients were followed up for 6–18 months. …”
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Fracture Line Morphology and a Novel Classification of Pilon Fractures by Jichao Liu, Chengdong Piao, Guanlu Cui, Haipeng Sun, Zhengwei Li

“…In addition, this study conducted a finite element analysis of the normal ankle joint, and based on the distribution of fracture lines and the stress distribution at the distal tibia, proposed a new classification for Pilon fractures. …”
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3D‐Printed Talus‐Calcaneus Prosthesis in Treating Ewing's Sarcoma: A Case Report by Weiyi Wang, Jingjing An, Minxun Lu, Xuanhong He, Zhuangzhuang Li, Yitian Wang, Taojun Gong, Yong Zhou, Li Min, Yi Luo, Chongqi Tu

“…Traditional treatments, such as below‐knee amputation or tbiocalcaneal fusion, often result in significant loss of ankle function. After tumor resection, reconstruction of the talus and calcaneus is necessary to preserve ankle function. …”
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Changes in Gait Characteristics of Stroke Patients with Foot Drop after the Combination Treatment of Foot Drop Stimulator and Moving Treadmill Training by Chen Peishun, Zhou Haiwang, Li Taotao, Guan Hongli, Min Yu, Zhang Wanrong

“…Before and after the treatment, a gait watch three-dimensional gait analysis system was used to measure and record the maximum angles of flexion of the affected side’s hip, knee, and ankle; the pace; the step length asymmetry; the iEMG of the tibialis anterior muscle; the functional ambulation category; and Ashworth’s modified spasticity classification of the gastrocnemius. …”
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Effects of a Total Motion Release (TMR®) Protocol for the Single Leg Squat on Asymmetrical Movement Patterns by Nickolai JP Martonick, Craig P McGowan, Russell T Baker, Lindsay W Larkins, Jeff G Seegmiller, Joshua P Bailey

“… # RESULTS Participants had biomechanical asymmetries at baseline for knee flexion, ankle flexion, and knee moments. Following the intervention, participants had reduced TMR® scores on the non-preferred leg, and this coincided with increased knee joint moments on that side. …”
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Human-Prosthetic Interaction (HumanIT): A study protocol for a clinical trial evaluating brain neuroplasticity and functional performance after lower limb loss. by Elke Lathouwers, Bruno Tassignon, Alexandre Maricot, Ahmed Radwan, Maarten Naeyaert, Hubert Raeymaekers, Peter Van Schuerbeek, Stefan Sunaert, Johan De Mey, Kevin De Pauw, Kevin De Pauw

“…Therefore, selecting an appropriate prosthetic ankle is critical in enhancing the well-being of these individuals. …”
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DISTAL TIBIAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL COMBINED WITH T-PLATE FOLLOWING EN-BLOC-EXCISION OF GIANT CELL TUMOR OF DISTAL TIBIA: CASE-REPORT by Mujaddid Idulhaq, Fajar Baskoro Gardjito, Ibnu Yudistiro

“…Giant cell tumor in foot ankle are rare, and comprise less than four percent of giant cell tumor of the bone. …”
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Validity of the Actigraph-GT9X accelerometer for measuring steps and energy expenditures in heart failure patients. by Jisu Kim, Jonathan Kenyon, Hayley Billingsley, Natalie Bohmke, Syed Imran Ahmed, Hannah Salmons, Jung-Min Lee, Danielle Kirkman, Salvatore Carbone, Youngdeok Kim

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The ankle-worn AG-SC and Sasaki-EE showed better accuracy among HF patients in laboratory settings. …”
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Do Individuals with History of Patellofemoral Pain Walk and Squat Similarly to Healthy Controls? A 3D Kinematic Analysis During Pain Remission Phase. by Diego Martins, Marcelo Peduzzi de Castro, Caroline Ruschel, Carlos Alberto Atherinos Pierri, Heiliane de Brito Fontana, Gilmar Moraes Santos

“…A 10-camera motion analysis system (Vicon-Nexus®) was used to record 3D ankle, knee, hip and trunk angles during walking and SLS…”
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Analyzing Cutting Temperature in Hard-Turning Technique with Standard Inserts Through Both Simulation and Experimental Investigations by Pham Minh Duc, Le Hieu Giang, Van Thuc Nguyen

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Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy as a Treatment for Unilateral Foot Pain in a Child by Aanchal Sharma, Akhil Bhalla, Ishwar Bohra

“…Lateral sprains have been commonly seen in ankle injuries and have been the leading cause of chronic pain, disability, and posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis. …”
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Mycoplasma Pneumonia: An Unrecognized Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin in an Adult by Fatima Ali-Ahmed, Alexandra Halalau

“…A 26-year-old female was admitted for fever of unknown origin (FUO), headaches, left ankle edema, and a lower extremity rash consistent with erythema nodosum. …”
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PERANCANGAN PROTOTYPE MEKANISME GERAKAN JARI JEMPOL UNTUK ROBOT TERAPI STROK by Nur Abdi Abdillah Riyas, Gaguk Jatisukamto, Aris Zainul Muttaqin, Santoso Mulyadi, Hary Sutjahjono

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Effects of Groove Feature on Shear Behavior of Steel-Sand Interface by Jukun Guo, Xiaowei Wang, Shengyou Lei, Rui Wang, Hailei Kou, Daokai Wei

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Research on Rehabilitation Training Based on Principal Component Analysis of Three Dimensional Motion Data of Taijiquan by Xiang LI, Jian WANG, Tianjiao LI, Xiangbin WANG

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