From: Changes in talocrural and subtalar joint kinematics of barefoot versus shod forefoot landing
Period | Joint | Condition | Barefoot | Shod | Mean difference | Difference | p value | ||
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Variable | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |||||
Toe contact - heel contact | Talocrural joint | Dorsi(+)/plantar(−) flexion (deg) | 9.8 | (9.2) | 9.0 | (5.0) | 0.8 | - | 0.763 |
Eversion(+)/inversion(−) (deg) | −0.9 | (1.0) | 2.1 | (1.7) | −3.0 | - | 0.076 | ||
External(+)/internal(−) rotation (deg) | −1.5 | (1.2) | −2.6 | (2.1) | 1.1 | - | 0.083 | ||
Subtalar joint | Dorsi(+)/plantar(−) flexion (deg) | 2.0 | (1.4) | 1.7 | (1.3) | 0.3 | - | 0.494 | |
Eversion(+)/inversion(−) (deg) | 1.8 | (1.0) | 3.0 | (0.9) | −1.2 | - | 0.083 | ||
External(+)/internal(−) rotation (deg) | 2.1 | (0.9) | 3.5 | (1.8) | −1.4 | - | 0.197 | ||
Heel contact - 150 msec after toe contact | Talocrural joint | Dorsi(+)/plantar(−) flexion (deg) | 10.0 | (1.9) | 10.8 | (3.1) | −0.8 | - | 0.431 |
Eversion(+)/inversion(−) (deg) | 1.4 | (0.7) | 1.7 | (1.4) | −0.3 | - | 0.412 | ||
External(+)/internal(−) rotation (deg) | −2.2 | (1.9) | 2.4 | (1.4) | −4.6 | - | 0.664 | ||
Subtalar joint | Dorsi(+)/plantar(−) flexion (deg) | 2.2 | (2.1) | 0.7 | (0.4) | 1.5 | - | 0.074 | |
Eversion(+)/inversion(−) (deg) | 3.2 | (2.3) | 0.7 | (0.7) | 2.5 | * | 0.044 | ||
External(+)/internal(−) rotation (deg) | 2.5 | (2.2) | 2.1 | (2.2) | 0.4 | - | 0.769 | ||
Maximum vertical ground reaction force (N/body weight) | 1.58 | (0.58) | 1.39 | (0.54) | 0.2 | * | 0.031 | ||
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