Calcaneal adduction and eversion are coupled to talus and tibial rotation.

The purpose of this study was to quantify isolated coupling mechanisms of calcaneal adduction/abduction and calcaneal eversion/inversion to proximal bones in vitro. The in vitro approach is necessary because in vivo both movements appear together, making it impossible to determine the extent of their individual contribution to overall ankle joint coupling. Eight fresh frozen foot-leg specimens were tested. Data describing bone orientation and coupling mechanisms between segments were obtained using bone pin marker triads. The bone movement was described in a global coordinate system to examine the coupling between the calcaneus, talus and tibia. The strength of coupling was determined by means of the slope of a linear least squares fit to an angle-angle plot. The coupling coefficients in the present study indicate that not only calcaneal eversion/inversion (coupling coefficient: 0.68 ± 0.15) but to an even greater extent calcaneal adduction/abduction (coupling coefficient: 0.99 ± 0.10) was transferred into talus and tibial rotation, highlighting the relevance of calcaneal adduction for the overall ankle joint coupling. The results of this study present the possibility that controlling calcaneal adduction/abduction can affect talus and tibial rotation and therefore the possible genesis of overuse knee injuries.

Willwacher, SteffenGerman Sport University, Cologne (author)
Arndt, Anton,1968-Karolinska Institutet,Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan,Laboratoriet för biomekanik och motorisk kontroll (BMC)(Swepub:gih)tonia (author)
Brüggemann, Gert-PeterGerman Sport University, Cologne (author)
German Sport University, CologneLaboratoriet för biomekanik och motorisk kontroll (BMC) (creator_code:org_t)

By the author/editor: Fischer, Katina ...; Willwacher, Stef ...; Arndt, Anton, 19 ...; Brüggemann, Gert ...

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Basic Medicine; and Neurosciences

By the university: The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences; Karolinska Institutet

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