Open AccessEfficacy of an ankle orthosis with a subtalar locking system in restricting ankle kinetics and kinematics in lateral cutting
Author(s) -
Zhang Songning,
Wortley Michael,
Chen Qingjian,
Freedman Julia,
Riley Casey
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o19
Subject(s) - ankle , medicine , kinematics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , subtalar joint , orthodontics , physical therapy , surgery , physics , classical mechanics
The ankle joint is the most injured joint during sports participation [1]. Ankle orthoses have been shown to be effective in reducing ankle inversion injuries and are often prescribed for rehabilitation and prevention of lateral ankle sprains. Efficacy of ankle orthoses is often assessed by comparing reduction of passive inversion ROM as well as ankle kinematics between braced and unbraced movements [2,3]. However, joint kinetic responses in lateral cutting were rarely examined. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a new semi-rigid ankle orthosis with a subtalar joint locking mechanism in restricting ankle kinetics and kinematics during a lateral cutting movement.