BACKGROUND Functional ankle instability (FAI) is commonly reported by children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), however,, the specific variables associated with FAI remain unknown. An improved understanding of these variables may suggest interventions to improve ankle stability and possibly prevent the long-term complications associated with ankle instability in this popu...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the newly designed multi joint ankle-foot orthosis on the gait and dynamic balance of stroke patients having foot drop. [Subjects and Methods] This study was conducted with 15 subjects who were diagnosed with stroke. 10-meter walk test, functional reaching test and timed up and go test were measured after each subjects wore a p...

Objective: The goal of this paper was to evaluate the validity foot and ankle offset (FAO) measurements in setting severe deformities. Methods: This study included 57 feet (36 patients) that had a history cavovarus deformity. Each participant received weight-bearing computed tomography (WBCT) scan then used measure FAO. measurement performed once using traditional technique two additional times...

Volleyball is a team game with a high incidence of ankle sprain. The purpose of our research was to investigate the ankle sprain history and incidence in elite female volleyball athletes according to the Root functional foot type and laterality. The additional aims were to investigate the foot type prevalence and the effect of age on ankle sprain incidence. Sixty-two elite female volleyball ath...

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are widely accepted measures for evaluating of surgical interventions. As patient-reported information is stored in electronic health records, it essential that there valid PRO (ePRO) instruments available clinicians and researchers. The aim this study was to evaluate the validity versions five used foot ankle specific instruments. Altogether 111 consecutive ele...

Equinus deformity of the foot is a common feature of hemiplegia, which impairs the gait pattern of patients. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of ankle-foot deformity in gait impairment. A hierarchical cluster analysis was used to classify the gait patterns of 49 chronic hemiplegic patients with equinus deformity of the foot, based on temporal-distance parameters and joint ki...

Some functions of walking are adversely affected in prosthesis users because of reduced or absent ankle motion. However, combining a prosthetic ankle unit with a particular prosthetic foot could have unanticipated consequences. This study investigated the effect of prosthetic ankle units on the gait of persons with bilateral transtibial amputations. Subjects were tested while walking with and w...

BACKGROUND Foot musculoskeletal deficits are seldom addressed by preventive medicine despite their high prevalence in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. AIM To investigate the effects of strengthening, stretching, and functional training on foot rollover process during gait. METHODS A two-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor was designed. Fifty-five pat...

  Background: Wound complications following open repair for acute Achilles tendon ruptures (AATR) remain the subject of significant debate. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of covering repaired AATR using well-nourished connective tissues (paratenon and deep fascia) to avoid complications after open repair.   Methods: In this case series study, open repair was performed for 3...