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A mechanical supination sprain simulator for studying ankle supination sprain kinematics
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posted on 2016-05-17, 10:01 authored by Yue-Yan Chan, Daniel FongDaniel Fong, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Kwai-Yau Fung, Kai-Ming ChanThis study presents a free-fall mechanical supination sprain simulator for evaluating the ankle joint kinematics during a simulated ankle supination sprain injury. The device allows the foot to be in an anatomical position before the sudden motion, and also allows different degrees of supination, or a combination of inversion and plantarflexion. Five subjects performed simulated supination sprain trials in five different supination angles. Ankle motion was captured by a motion analysis system, and the ankle kinematics were reported in plantarflexion/dorsiflexion, inversion/eversion and internal/external rotation planes. Results showed that all sprain motions were not pure single-plane motions but were accompanied by motion in other two planes, therefore, different degrees of supination were achieved. The presented sprain simulator allows a more comprehensive study of the kinematics of ankle sprain when compared with some previous laboratory research designs.
Funding
The study was financially supported by the Innovation Technology Fund from the Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Project Number: ITS/015/06.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Journal of BiomechanicsVolume
41Issue
11Pages
2571 - 2574Citation
CHAN, Y. ... et al., 2008. A mechanical supination sprain simulator for studying ankle supination sprain kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics, 41 (11), pp.2571-2574.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2008ISSN
0021-9290Publisher version
Language
- en