A Fast Testing Method to Objectively Quantify the Stiffness of Stability Boots
Joint Authors
Taylor, William R.
Bürgi, Simon
Roost, Judith
Hitz, Marco R.
Schwilch, Peter
Lorenzetti, Silvio
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Stability boots can protect the ankle ligaments from overloading after serious injury and facilitate protected movement in order to aid healing of the surrounding soft tissue structures.
For comparing different stability shoe designs and prototypes, a reliable and fast testing method (FTM) is required.
The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of a novel custom-built device.
Six different stability boots were tested in a novel device that allowed body weight to be taken into account using a pneumatic actuator.
The fixation of the boots was controlled using two air pad pressure sensors.
The range of motion (RoM) was then assessed during 5 trials at physiological ankle joint torques during flexion/extension and inversion/eversion.
Furthermore the intraclass correlation coefficient ICC was determined to assess the repetitive reliability of the testing approach.
The measured ankle angles ranged from 3.4° to 25° and proved to be highly reliable ( I C C = 0.99 ), with standard deviations <9.8%.
Comparing single trials to one another resulted in a change of 0.01° joint angle, with a mean error of 0.02°.
The FTM demonstrates that it is possible to reliably measure the ankle joint RoM in both the sagittal and frontal planes at controlled torque levels, together with the application of body weight force.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bürgi, Simon& Roost, Judith& Hitz, Marco R.& Schwilch, Peter& Taylor, William R.& Lorenzetti, Silvio. 2015. A Fast Testing Method to Objectively Quantify the Stiffness of Stability Boots. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bürgi, Simon…[et al.]. A Fast Testing Method to Objectively Quantify the Stiffness of Stability Boots. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bürgi, Simon& Roost, Judith& Hitz, Marco R.& Schwilch, Peter& Taylor, William R.& Lorenzetti, Silvio. A Fast Testing Method to Objectively Quantify the Stiffness of Stability Boots. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052185
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052185