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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,399 Views
12 Pages

3 December 2024

Gait analysis with optical motion capture typically treats the foot as a single segment, which can measure clinically useful kinematics but is insufficient to measure the kinematics of joint motions within the foot. This study hypothesizes that a fou...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,971 Views
10 Pages

Ankle Kinematics Characterization in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: Does the Foot Model Change the Clinical Evaluation?

  • Paolo Brasiliano,
  • Martina Alvini,
  • Eugenio Di Stanislao,
  • Giuseppe Vannozzi,
  • Giuseppe Di Rosa and
  • Valentina Camomilla

Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait deviation characterized by forefoot contact with the ground, sometimes observed in children, that alters ankle kinematics, possibly leading to health-related issues. When studying foot and ankle gait deviations,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,958 Views
10 Pages

Marker Placement Reliability and Objectivity for Biomechanical Cohort Study: Healthy Aging in Industrial Environment (HAIE—Program 4)

  • Jan Malus,
  • Jiri Skypala,
  • Julia Freedman Silvernail,
  • Jaroslav Uchytil,
  • Joseph Hamill,
  • Tomas Barot and
  • Daniel Jandacka

5 March 2021

In large cohort studies, due to the time-consuming nature of the measurement of movement biomechanics, more than one evaluator needs to be involved. This may increase the potential occurrence of error due to inaccurate positioning of markers to the a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,455 Views
22 Pages

Kinematic Gait Impairments in Children with Clubfeet Treated by the Ponseti Method: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Lianne Grin,
  • Lisa van Oorschot,
  • Benedicte Vanwanseele,
  • Saskia D. N. Wijnands,
  • H. J. J. (Cojanne) Kars,
  • Arnold T. Besselaar and
  • M. C. (Marieke) van der Steen

26 April 2023

Background: Being aware of possible gait impairments in Ponseti-treated clubfoot children might be useful for optimizing initial and additional treatment. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify kinematic gait abnormalit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,454 Views
16 Pages

Evaluation of the Validity, Reliability, and Kinematic Characteristics of Multi-Segment Foot Models in Motion Capture

  • Yuka Sekiguchi,
  • Takanori Kokubun,
  • Hiroki Hanawa,
  • Hitomi Shono,
  • Ayumi Tsuruta and
  • Naohiko Kanemura

7 August 2020

This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of our new multi-segment foot model by measuring a dummy foot, and examine the kinematic characteristics of our new multi-segment foot model by measuring the living body. Using our new model a...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,610 Views
18 Pages

Dynamic Gait Analysis in Paediatric Flatfeet: Unveiling Biomechanical Insights for Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Harald Böhm,
  • Julie Stebbins,
  • Alpesh Kothari and
  • Chakravarthy Ughandar Dussa

Background: Flatfeet in children are common, causing concern for parents due to potential symptoms. Technological advances, like 3D foot kinematic analysis, have revolutionized assessment. This review examined 3D assessments in paediatric idiopathic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,263 Views
25 Pages

Research on the Single-Leg Compliance Control Strategy of the Hexapod Robot for Collapsible Terrains

  • Peng Sun,
  • Yinwei He,
  • Shaojiang Feng,
  • Xianyong Dai,
  • Hanqi Zhang and
  • Yanbiao Li

9 May 2025

Legged robots often encounter the problem that the foot-end steps into empty spaces due to terrain collapse in complex environments such as mine tunnels and coal shafts, which in turn causes body instability. Aiming at this problem, this paper takes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,014 Views
11 Pages

Rearfoot, Midfoot, and Forefoot Motion in Naturally Forefoot and Rearfoot Strike Runners during Treadmill Running

  • Alessandra B. Matias,
  • Paolo Caravaggi,
  • Ulisses T. Taddei,
  • Alberto Leardini and
  • Isabel C. N. Sacco

4 November 2020

Different location and incidence of lower extremity injuries have been reported in rearfoot strike (RFS) and forefoot strike (FFS) recreational runners. These might be related to functional differences between the two footstrike patterns affecting fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,780 Views
12 Pages

11 August 2020

Ankle arthrodesis is considered to be an optimal treatment strategy to relieve pain during walking in patients with isolated, end-stage tibiotalar osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to investigate the post-operative effect of an arthrodesis on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,715 Views
24 Pages

Anatomical 3D Modeling Using IR Sensors and Radiometric Processing Based on Structure from Motion: Towards a Tool for the Diabetic Foot Diagnosis

  • Rafael Bayareh Mancilla,
  • Bình Phan Tấn,
  • Christian Daul,
  • Josefina Gutiérrez Martínez,
  • Lorenzo Leija Salas,
  • Didier Wolf and
  • Arturo Vera Hernández

6 June 2021

Medical infrared thermography has proven to be a complementary procedure to physiological disorders, such as the diabetic foot. However, the technique remains essentially based on 2D images that display partial anatomy. In this context, a 3D thermal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,228 Views
25 Pages

21 February 2022

Stride length estimation is one of the most crucial aspects of Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR). Due to the measurement noise of inertial sensors, individual variances of pedestrians, and the uncertainty in pedestrians walking, there is a substantial...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,195 Views
7 Pages

Clinical and Biomechanical Progression after Ankle Joint Distraction in a Young Adolescent Patient with Haemophilia

  • Nicolas Haelewijn,
  • Sebastien Lobet,
  • An Van Damme,
  • Pierre-Louis Docquier,
  • Maarten Eerdekens and
  • Kevin Deschamps

Ankle joint distraction (AJD) has been described to be a valuable joint-sparing alternative to arthrodesis or arthroplasty; however, clinical endpoints associated to this surgical intervention are lacking. The current case report describes clinical a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,361 Views
15 Pages

A Prospective Study Evaluating Gait and Clinical Outcome Following First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis for Hallux Rigidus

  • Robin T. A. L. de Bot,
  • Jasper Stevens,
  • Heleen M. Staal,
  • Kenneth Meijer and
  • Adhiambo M. Witlox

Background: Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP1) is a common intervention for hallux rigidus (HR). The procedure eliminates MTP1 motion but results in significant pain relief and high satisfaction rates, although MTP1 is eliminat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,189 Views
17 Pages

Three-Dimensional Kinematics and Kinetics of the Overhead Deep Squat in Healthy Adults: A Descriptive Study

  • Barbara J. Hoogenboom,
  • Christopher J. May,
  • Gordon J. Alderink,
  • Brian S. Thompson and
  • Lukas A. Gilmore

19 June 2023

The squat, a fundamental functional movement, is prone to biomechanical inefficiencies. Several screening batteries utilize the Overhead Deep Squat (OHDS) to assess individuals for stability and mobility deficits. The purpose of this study was to cre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,397 Views
17 Pages

Multi-Domain CoP Feature Analysis of Functional Mobility for Parkinson’s Disease Detection Using Wearable Pressure Insoles

  • Thathsara Nanayakkara,
  • H. M. K. K. M. B. Herath,
  • Hadi Sedigh Malekroodi,
  • Nuwan Madusanka,
  • Myunggi Yi and
  • Byeong-il Lee

19 September 2025

Parkinson’s disease (PD) impairs balance and gait through neuromotor dysfunction, yet conventional assessments often overlook subtle postural deficits during dynamic tasks. This study evaluated the diagnostic utility of center-of-pressure (CoP)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,256 Views
22 Pages

Gait Trajectory Prediction on an Embedded Microcontroller Using Deep Learning

  • Mohamed Karakish,
  • Moustafa A. Fouz and
  • Ahmed ELsawaf

3 November 2022

Achieving a normal gait trajectory for an amputee’s active prosthesis is challenging due to its kinematic complexity. Accordingly, lower limb gait trajectory kinematics and gait phase segmentation are essential parameters in controlling an acti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
700 Views
11 Pages

16 September 2025

Background: Arthroereisis is a well-accepted and relatively easy procedure to treat the flexible flatfeet in children and adolescents. A mild calf-muscle shortening is not seldom an accompanying feature. The need for a gastrocnemius recession in addi...