Tarsal metric trends over the Medieval-Post-Medieval transition in London by Malorie E. Albee

“…In addition, the Post-Medieval period ushered in changes in footwear and activity patterns, with potential consequences on foot bone morphology. The objective of this study is to compare calcaneal and talar lengths between the Medieval and Post-Medieval periods to determine whether there are quantifiable differences that correspond to shifting footwear and activity patterns. …”
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Ultrasonographic Validation for Needle Placement in the Tibialis Posterior Muscle by Stephanie R. Albin, Larisa R. Hoffman, Cameron W. MacDonald, Micah Boriack, Lauren Heyn, Kaleb Schuler, Annika Taylor, Jennie Walker, Shane L. Koppenhaver, Mark F. Reinking

“…A 50 mm or 60 mm needle was inserted between 30 - 50% of the tibial length measured from the medial tibiofemoral joint. …”
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Major Extremity Injuries Associated with Farmyard Accidents by Cem Copuroglu, Nurettin Heybeli, Mert Ozcan, Baris Yilmaz, Mert Ciftdemir, Elif Copuroglu

“…Mean length of stay was 24 days (4–150), and mean number of operations during hospitalization was 2.4 (1–30). …”
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Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“… Cicada killers, or giant ground hornets, are among the largest wasps in Florida (up to 40 mm in length). They are conspicuous insects, since the males are territorial and will butt or grapple with intruders including other males. …”
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Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“… Cicada killers, or giant ground hornets, are among the largest wasps in Florida (up to 40 mm in length). They are conspicuous insects, since the males are territorial and will butt or grapple with intruders including other males. …”
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Modified minimally invasive chevron osteotomy versus traditional incision chevron osteotomy by Run Tang, Jie Yang, Xiao Jun Liang, Yi Li, JunHu Wang, MiaoLuo Jin, Yang Du, Tong Lu, YiXiang Hao

“…Preoperatively and at the last follow-up, the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) hallux, lesser toe score, and visual analog scale (VAS) pain were used to evaluate clinical efficacy. …”
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Effective Interventions for Improving Functional Movement Screen Scores Among “High-Risk” Athletes: A Systematic Review by Sean C. Clark, Nicholas D. Rowe, Mohamed Adnan, Symone M. Brown, Mary K. Mulcahey

“…These programs included those that utilized functional training, foot muscle strengthening, Pilates, core stability training, and resistance 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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Morphological evaluations in buffaloes (Bubal- us bubalis) in Venezuela by Luis Alfredo Pacheco-Díaz, José Atilio Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael Román-Bravo, Sharon Rivero-Hernández, Luis Edgardo Tovar-Briceño

“…There were measurements on 24 traits, 18 quantitative (cm) variables considered as morphometric: (i) wither height (HW), (ii) rump length (RL), (iii) rump angle (RA), (iv) hip length (HL), (v) rump width (RW), (vi) hip width (WH), (vii) heel depth (HD), (viii) shoulder width (SW), (ix) chest depth (CD), (x) heart girth (HG), (xi) body length (BL), (xii) tail length (TL) and six qualitative traits, a) loin strength (LS), b) hock angle (HA), c) foot angle (FA) and d) dairy form (DF); and only for females (xiii) fore udder attachment (FUA), (xiv) rear udder height (RUH), (xv) rear udder width (UW), (xvi) udder depth (UD), (xvii) udder cleft (UC), (xviii) teat length (LT) and e) Nipple direction (ND) and f) Nipple position (NP). …”
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Measuring the Average Peak Timing of Kinematic Variables in Youth and Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Mark Boland, Daniel Zambanini, Ivan Mulligan, Sean Donegan

“…These values were recorded as percentages of the pitching cycle, defined from foot contact (0%) to ball release (100%). The following variables were examined: shoulder external rotation range of motion, shoulder internal rotation velocity, trunk rotation range of motion, trunk rotation velocity, pelvic rotation velocity, and stride length. …”
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Subarachnoid Transplant of the Human Neuronal hNT2.19 Serotonergic Cell Line Attenuates Behavioral Hypersensitivity without Affecting Motor Dysfunction after Severe Contusive Spina... by Mary J. Eaton, Eva Widerström-Noga, Stacey Quintero Wolfe

“…Hind paw tactile allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia induced by severe contusive SCI were potently reversed after lumbar subarachnoid transplant of differentiated cells, but had no effect on open field motor scores, stride length, foot rotation, base of support, or gridwalk footfall errors associated with the SCI. …”
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Effects of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Kinematics and Kinetics of the Lower Extremities Call for Consequences in Physical Activities Recommendations by M. Hartmann, F. Kreuzpointner, R. Haefner, H. Michels, A. Schwirtz, J. P. Haas

“…Additionally the roll-off procedure of the foot was slightly decelerated. The reduced push off motion in the ankle was confirmed by lower peaks in ankle moment and power. …”
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Association Between Passive Hip Range of Motion and Pitching Kinematics in High School Baseball Pitchers by Hillary A. Plummer, Nicole M. Bordelon, Kyle W. Wasserberger, Tyler J. Opitz, Adam W. Anz, Gretchen D. Oliver

“…Simple linear regressions were performed to examine the association between hip IR, ER, and total PROM with pitching kinematics at foot contact including stride length, pelvis rotation, and trunk rotation…”
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Clinical Whole-Body Gait Characterization Using a Single RGB-D Sensor by Lukas Boborzi, Johannes Bertram, Roman Schniepp, Julian Decker, Max Wuehr

“…Performance was comparable across perspectives, with vGait achieving high accuracy in detecting initial and final foot contacts (F1 scores > 95%) and reliably quantifying spatiotemporal gait parameters (e.g., stride time, stride length) and whole-body coordination metrics (e.g., arm swing and knee angle ROM) at different levels of granularity (mean, step-to-step variability, side asymmetry). …”
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Dynamic Response Simulation of Lining Structure for Tunnel Portal Section under Seismic Load by Guoqing Liu, Juntao Chen, Ming Xiao, Yang Yang

“…The seismic fortified length and key fortified parts of tunnel structure for the portal section can be determined according to the calculation results.…”
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Quantitative Effects of Repeated Muscle Vibrations on Gait Pattern in a 5-Year-Old Child with Cerebral Palsy by Filippo Camerota, Manuela Galli, Claudia Celletti, Sara Vimercati, Veronica Cimolin, Nunzio Tenore, Guido M. Filippi, Giorgio Albertini

“…Results. rMV had positive effects on the patient's gait pattern, as for spatio-temporal parameters (the stance duration and the step length increased their values after the treatment) and kinematics. …”
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Outcome evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis for an integrated multidisciplinary diabetic limb salvage program: a combined observational and simulation study by Yan Sun, Xiaoli Zhu, Jaime Lin, John Abisheganaden, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Lixia Ge, Joseph Molina, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Jeremy Hoe, Gary Ang, Kai Qiang Low, Theophilus Yap, Nur Aberleen Syafirah Binte Azmi, Enming Yong, Tiffany Chew, Hui Yan Koo, Chelsea Law, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Claris Shi, Julia Choo, Wai Han Hoi, Sadhana Chandraskear, Jo Ann Lim, Jemes Siow, Sabariah Binte Kaspon, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Daniel Chew

“…We conducted an observational study to analyze 2798 patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) enrolled in the program between June 2020 and June 2021 (DEFINITE Care group) and 5462 patients with DFUs from June 2016 to December 2017 as historical controls. …”
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Navigating the Ice: Establishing Pre-Concussion Baselines in Ice-Hockey Players for Gait Assessment Utilizing Inertial Measurement Units by Julia Müller, Noah Köppel, Patrick Eggenberger, Emanuel Brunner, Thomas Weber, Eling D. de Bruin

“…ST/DT walking revealed a walking speed of 1.3 ± 0.14/1.12 ± 0.14 m/s; step length 0.72 ± 0.09/0.67 ± 0.07 m; step length coefficient of variation (cv, %) 5.4 ± 1.9/5.6 ± 1.4 %; cadence 106.7 ± 5.1/100.5 ± 5.7 steps/min; cadence cv 2.8 ± 1/2.9 ± 0.9 %. …”
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Influence of Treadmill Speed and Perturbation Intensity on Selection of Balancing Strategies during Slow Walking Perturbed in the Frontal Plane by Zlatko Matjačić, Matjaž Zadravec, Andrej Olenšek

“…Common understanding is that adequate foot placement (stepping strategy) is crucial in maintaining stability during walking at normal speed. …”
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Measurement of pressure dependent variations in local pulse wave velocity within a cardiac cycle from forward travelling pulse waves by Rahul Manoj, Kiran V. Raj, P. M. Nabeel, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Jayaraj Joseph

“…The PWV is computed from the pulse transit time between two forward-traveling pulse waveforms obtained across known path length, after measured/modelled flow-based wave separation analysis (WSA). …”
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