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The effects of ankle supports on gait in adults : a randomized cross-over study
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Keene, David J., Willett, Keith and Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.) (2015) The effects of ankle supports on gait in adults : a randomized cross-over study. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25 (6). pp. 973-981. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.08.004
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.08.004
Abstract
We aimed to compare the effects of different ankle supports used after ankle injury/surgery on temporo-spatial gait characteristics. We conducted a randomized cross-over study including adult participants with no previous lower limb or neurological pathology, who underwent gait analysis on an electronic walkway in three different ankle supports, Tubigrip®, a stirrup brace and a walker boot. The 18 participants were an average age of 42 (SD 13, range 24-62) years and 14 (88%) were female. Compared to Tubigrip®, gait in the walker boot was slower (-0.19. m/s, 95%CI -0.23 to -0.16, P< 0.001), step length asymmetry was 10% (95%CI 9-12, P< 0.001) worse, single support time asymmetry was 5% (95%CI 3-7, P< 0.001) worse and participants also adopted a wider step width (4.1. cm, 95%CI 3.7-4.5, P< 0.001). There were no important differences in gait between the Tubigrip® and stirrup brace. The findings of this study suggest that there is a limit to the degree of normal walking characteristics in a walker boot in the absence of lower limb impairment. Further research is required to directly compare the effects of these ankle supports in clinical populations. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||
| ISSN: | 1050-6411 | ||||
| Official Date: | 1 December 2015 | ||||
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| Volume: | 25 | ||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 973-981 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.08.004 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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