Article
Simulated Anterior Translation and Medial Rotation of the Talus Affect Ankle Joint Contact Forces during Vertical Hopping
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to identify the effects of anterior translation and medial rotation of the talus on ankle joint contact forces (AJF) during double-limb vertical hopping. A computational musculoskeletal model was used to calculate AJF under 225 different combinations of 0-10 mm (in 10/15 mm increments) anterior translation and 0-5° (in 5/15° increments) medial rotation for ten subjects. The results show anteroposterior AJF was moderately affected by anterior translation, while mediolateral AJF was strongly affected by medial rotation. Future research should investigate if interventions that manipulate misaligned talus position in-vivo can also reduce AJF.
Citation Information
Hoon Kim and Kristof Kipp. "Simulated Anterior Translation and Medial Rotation of the Talus Affect Ankle Joint Contact Forces during Vertical Hopping" Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2020) ISSN: 1025-5842 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kristof-kipp/5/
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 9 (2020): 484-490. DOI.