Simulated Anterior Translation and Medial Rotation of the Talus Affect Ankle Joint Contact Forces during Vertical Hopping

Authors

Hoon Kim, Marquette UniversityFollow
Kristof Kipp, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Source Publication

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Source ISSN

1025-5842

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.

Comments

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 23, No. 9 (2020): 484-490. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Kim, Hoon and Kipp, Kristof, "Simulated Anterior Translation and Medial Rotation of the Talus Affect Ankle Joint Contact Forces during Vertical Hopping" (2020). Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications. 199.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/exsci_fac/199