Sagittal subtalar and talocrural joint assessment between barefoot and shod walking: A fluoroscopic study. Gait Posture 2019 Jul;72:57-61
Date
06/01/2019Pubmed ID
31151088DOI
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.05.024Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85066245372 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: While wearing shoes is common in daily activities, most foot kinematic models report results on barefoot conditions. It is difficult to describe foot position inside shoes. This study used fluoroscopic images to determine talocrural and subtalar motion.
RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the differences in sagittal talocrual and subtalar kinematics between walking barefoot and while wearing athletic walking shoes?
METHODS: Thirteen male subjects (mean age 22.9 ± 2.9 years, mean weight 77.2 ± 6.9 kg, mean height 178.2 ± 3.7 cm) screened for normal gait were tested. A fluoroscopy unit was used to collect images during stance. Sagittal motion of the talocrural and subtalar joints of the right foot were analyzed barefoot and in an athletic walking shoe.
RESULTS: Shod talocrural position at heel strike was 6.0° of dorsiflexion and shod peak talocrural plantarflexion was 4.2°. Barefoot talocrural plantarflexion at heel strike was 4.2° and barefoot peak talocrural plantarflexion was 10.9°. Shod subtalar position at heel strike was 2.6° of plantarflexion and peak subtalar dorsiflexion was 1.5°. The barefoot subtalar joint at heel strike was in 0.4° dorsiflexion and barefoot peak subtalar dorsiflexion was 3.5°. As the result of wearing shoes, average walking speed and stride length increased and average cadence decreased. Comparing barefoot to shod walking there was a statistical significance in talocrural dorsiflexion and at heel strike and peak talocrural dorsiflexion, subtalar plantarflexion at heel strike and peak subtalar dorsiflexion, walking speed, stride length, and cadence.
SIGNIFICANCE: This work demonstrates the ability to directly measure talocrural and subtalar kinematics of shod walking using fluoroscopy. Future work using this methodology can be used to increase understanding of hindfoot kinematics during a variety of non-barefoot activities.
Author List
McHenry BD, Kruger KM, Exten EL, Tarima S, Harris GFAuthors
Gerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette UniversityKaren Kruger PhD Research Assistant Professor in the MU-MCW Department of Biomedical Engineering department at Marquette University
Sergey S. Tarima PhD Associate Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAnkle Joint
Biomechanical Phenomena
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Male
Shoes
Subtalar Joint
Walking
Walking Speed
Young Adult
