Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yi Wang, Zehua Chen, Zugui Wu, Junyi Li, Congcong Li, Jiaman Yang, Weijian Chen, Zixuan Ye, Xinxin Shen, Tao Jiang, Wengang Liu, Xuemeng Xu
Summary: The reliability of FPI-6 in foot posture assessment of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) was examined. Thirty KOA patients (23 females, 7 males) were assessed by two raters and at three different moments. Inter-rater and test-retest reliability were found to be substantial, and there was good internal consistency between the items of FPI-6. These findings provide a reliable way for clinicians and researchers to assess foot posture in patients with KOA.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Wang, A. Kolios, X. Liu, D. Venetsanos, C. Rui
Summary: This paper presents a state-of-the-art reliability assessment of offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structures, highlighting the importance of considering uncertainties in soil properties and environmental loads. It provides a comprehensive review on structural reliability, reliability-based calibration of codes, fatigue reliability, and the implementation of reliability assessment. The paper also discusses current and future developments in reliability assessment, such as reliability-based design optimization, multi-hazard reliability analysis, and risk-based inspection.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicolas Haelewijn, Jean-Louis Peters Dickie, Filip Staes, Evie Vereecke, Kevin Deschamps
Summary: Ultrasonography has gained popularity as an indirect strength evaluation for foot muscles. However, there is currently a lack of overview on the use of ultrasound for assessing intrinsic foot musculature (IFM). This systematic review provides evidence on the reliability of 2D ultrasonography protocols and reference values for cross-sectional area and thickness evaluation in asymptomatic and symptomatic persons. The review also highlights the clinical significance of studying IFM properties in various pathological conditions.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ziwei Zeng, Yue Liu, Pan Li, Lin Wang
Summary: This study evaluated the validity and reliability of three-dimensional joint kinematic outcomes obtained by IMUs for runners. The results showed high reliability in the sagittal plane, especially for RFS runners, while caution is needed when using IMUs data in the frontal and transverse planes.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xiaojuan Zhang, Ying Cheng, Ling Pei, Jie Tao, Rui Wang, Zhong Chen
Summary: Two patients with diabetic foot ulcers were successfully treated with low-intensity diagnostic ultrasound (LIDUS) combined with microbubbles, leading to complete healing of the ulcers without recurrence during one year of follow-up.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Leandro Gomes de Jesus Ferreira, Alvaro de Almeida Ventura, Isabella da Silva Almeida, Henrique Mansur, Nicolas Babault, Joao Luiz Quagliotti Durigan, Rita de Cassia Marqueti
Summary: COVID-19 is linked to musculoskeletal disorders, and ultrasound can be used to assess muscle architecture and tendon measurements. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of ultrasound measures in post-COVID-19 patients. The results showed high intra- and inter-rater reliability for most measures, except for a few specific measurements. Despite some lower reliability, ultrasound was generally acceptable for assessing muscle architecture, muscle and tendon echogenicity, and patellar tendon CSA in post-COVID-19 patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiaman Yang, Zhiwen Ou, Zhitao Mao, Yi Wang, Yiheng Zhong, Wei Dong, Zhen Shen, Zehua Chen
Summary: The study demonstrates that Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) has excellent reliability and validity in assessing foot posture in individuals with low back pain (LBP).
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Evgenia Manousaki, Hanneke Andriesse, Gunnar Hagglund, Axel Strom, Anna-Clara Esbjornsson
Summary: This study evaluated the reliability of the foot drawing method for tracking relapse in clubfoot treatment. The results showed that the method is applicable in clinical practice and research, but caution is needed when interpreting changes in foot rotation in feet with higher degrees of rotation.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Gamze Bayrak, Erdem Acar
Summary: Asymptotic sampling is an efficient technique for estimating small failure probabilities of structures by inflating the standard deviations of random variables to obtain scaled reliability indices. Support points consist of standard deviation scale parameters and corresponding scaled reliability indices, used for regression to establish a relationship between scale parameter and reliability indices. Extrapolation is then performed to estimate the actual reliability index, affected by factors such as sampling method, scale parameter values, number of support points, and extrapolation models.
STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Goncalo das Neves Carneiro, Carlos Conceicao Antonio
Summary: The research suggests that using the analytical dimensional reduction technique of uncertainty space based on Sobol' indices can improve efficiency, reduce computational cost, and enhance the solution efficiency of the RBRDO problem in reliability assessment.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Anika Hoque, Kellie Gallagher, Anne McEntegart, Duncan Porter, Martijn Steultjens, James Woodburn, Gordon J. Hendry
Summary: Omission of foot joints from composite global disease activity indices may lead to underestimation of foot and overall disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and undertreatment. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Foot Disease Activity Index-5 (RADAI-F5) is a valid, reliable, responsive, clinically feasible patient-reported outcome measure for measuring foot disease activity in RA.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Delky Meza-Valderrama, Dolores Sanchez-Rodriguez, Stany Perkisas, Xavi Duran, Sophie Bastijns, Vanesa Davalos-Yerovi, Elizabeth Da Costa, Ester Marco
Summary: This study aimed to assess the feasibility and reliability of using ultrasound to measure forearm muscle thickness in a geriatric clinical setting. The results showed that ultrasound had good inter-rater and excellent intra-rater reliability in assessing the thickness of forearm muscles in hospitalized geriatric patients. This suggests that ultrasound is a promising option for clinical practice.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Max K. Shepherd, Ann M. Simon, Joey Zisk, Levi J. Hargrove
Summary: This study aimed to investigate patient preferences for lower limb prosthetic behavior, particularly focusing on alignment during level-ground walking and ankle angles during ramp ascent and descent. The results showed that patients can finely perceive ankle alignment, which can provide baseline behaviors for prosthetic ankles capable of adapting to patient preferences.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Garcia-Garcia, Rocio Llamas-Ramos, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, David Rodriguez-Sanz, Marta San Antolin-Gil, Juan Luis Cabanillas-Garcia, Mari Cruz Sanchez-Gomez, Ines Llamas-Ramos
Summary: This study compares the ultrasound morphology of the heel fat pad in professional handball players with chronic ankle instability (CAI) to healthy players, and investigates the relationships between CAI and physical and psychological variables.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Aguilar-Nunez, Pablo Cervera-Garvi, Maria Aguilar-Garcia, Maria Cuevas-Cervera, Ana Gonzalez-Munoz, Santiago Navarro-Ledesma
Summary: The purpose of this study was to verify the reliability of measuring plantar fascia stiffness for a given image in healthy active adults. The results showed excellent intraobserver and interobserver reliability for both plantar fascia thickness and ultrasound elastography measurements.
Article
Pediatrics
Lisa Hodgson, Molly Hodges, Anita E. Williams, Chris J. Nester, Stewart C. Morrison
Summary: This study explored parent's knowledge of children's foot health and common concerns, using purposeful sampling to recruit parents of children aged 5 years and under. Insights revealed four main themes: foot health concerns, seeking advice, information and advice, and how parents support infant milestone events. Health professionals can use this information to better support parents during infancy and early years.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Laura Ramos-Petersen, Christopher James Nester, Andres Reinoso-Cobo, Pilar Nieto-Gil, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron
Summary: The study aimed to examine the impact of biologics on foot symptoms in RA patients. Through a systematic review of randomized control trials and observational studies with foot outcome measures, it was found that the use of biologics did not increase the risk of post-operative infection or delayed wound healing, while presenting benefits in terms of disease evolution.
MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Eftychia Evangelopoulou, Richard K. Jones, Mohideen Jameel, Peter Boyd, Chris Nester
Summary: Intermittent claudication patients walk slower with reduced step length, experiencing decreased ankle plantarflexion moments and power generation in late stance, along with reduced soleus activity, all of which are independent of walking speed. Changes in knee and hip function are also not related to walking speed.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Kevin Deschamps, Chris Nester, Veronica Newton, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Engin Simsek, Antoine Brabants
Summary: This paper introduces the Value Based Foot Orthosis Practice (VALUATOR) model, which aims to provide a comprehensive framework for foot orthosis practice by considering a broad range of factors. By incorporating contemporary health service behaviors and values into orthosis practice, the VALUATOR model attempts to address the limitations in current orthosis practice and offers a new perspective for understanding and evaluating the clinical value of orthoses.
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Deschamps Kevin, Antoine Brabants, Chris Nester, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Engin Simsek, Veronica Newton
Summary: This commentary explores the differences in podiatry training and legislation across countries, highlighting the need for critical reflection on current practice frameworks. The proposed conceptual framework utilizes the metaphor of an electronic circuit to illustrate the interconnected factors affecting podiatry practice, emphasizing internal, interaction, and external factors. Community consensus, dialogue, critical appraisal, and a focus on improving foot health are essential for realizing the potential of this new framework.
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2021)
Correction
Orthopedics
Kevin Deschamps, Antoine Brabants, Chris Nester, Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Engin Simsek, Veronica Newton
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gabriel Moisan, Pornprom Chayasit, Rumpa Boonsinsukh, Christopher James Nester, Kristen Hollands
Summary: Individuals post-stroke exhibited greater postural sway and altered voluntary recovering steps compared to healthy controls during tasks representative of real-life situations, such as quiet standing and voluntary stepping response. These impairments could place individuals post-stroke at a higher risk of falling, highlighting the importance of targeted rehabilitation interventions for postural control deficits in this population.
TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Carina Price, Eleonora Montagnani, Ana Martinez Santos, Chris Nester, Stewart Morrison
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the changes in plantar foot pressures during walking in infants in the real world. The results showed that there were significant differences in foot loading as infants progressed from new to confident walking, and the foot pressures varied between straight-line and turning walking.
Article
Biophysics
Joanna Reeves, Richard Jones, Anmin Liu, Leah Bent, Christopher Nester
Summary: This study found that different geometric design features of foot orthoses (FOs) can affect muscle activation, with FOs incorporating medial wedging significantly reducing tibialis posterior electromyography (EMG) amplitude and external ankle eversion moment. This specific FOs geometric feature has the potential to alter muscle activation patterns and may facilitate tendon healing in cases of tibialis posterior tendon dysfunction.
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Julie Reay, Cylie Williams, Chris Nester, Stewart C. Morrison
Summary: This study aims to determine the priorities for a UK and Australian binational pre-registration paediatric podiatry curriculum.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter Wolf, Roman Moor, Arne Lundberg, Christopher Nester, Anton Arndt, Eveline Graf
Summary: The knowledge about the orientation of a representative ankle joint axis is limited, and previous studies have mainly focused on tarsal morphology and quasistatic movements. This study aimed to determine the development of the axis orientation during walking. By monitoring the kinematics of the talus and tibia of healthy volunteers, it was found that the inclination of the axis for dynamic loading situations cannot be estimated from either morphology or quasi-static experiments. Future studies on muscle activity, ligament behavior, and articulating surfaces may provide insights into the determining factors for the orientation of a representative ankle joint axis.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Max Lewin, Carina Price, Christopher Nester
Summary: Portable gait measurement systems, such as RunScribe, are appealing in research due to their low-cost, low participant burden, and no requirement for dedicated lab space. Although the RunScribe system has been validated for running, its validation for walking is not yet established.
Article
Orthopedics
Carina Price, Stewart Morrison, Michael Haley, Christopher Nester, Anita Williams
Summary: This study aimed to explore how searches for online fitting information for children changed during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown periods. The results showed an increased searching for footwear fit information for children during the pandemic, especially for school shoes. The study highlights the importance of high quality accessible online information on footwear fit.
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Jinghua Tang, Dan L. Bader, David Moser, Daniel J. Parker, Saeed Forghany, Christopher J. Nester, Liudi Jiang
Summary: Pressure and shear stresses are critical for diabetic foot ulceration assessment and prevention. However, a wearable system capable of measuring in-shoe multi-directional stresses for out-of-lab analysis is currently lacking. This study reports the development of a sensorised insole system, which showed potential for real-world applications in evaluating foot ulceration risk. The system demonstrated comparable performance to previous research devices and is safe for use by people with diabetes.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Bahar Ozgul, Chelsea Starbuck, Mine Gulden Polat, Rawan Abdeen, Christopher Nester
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the inter-intra examiner reliability of ultrasonic characteristics of selected structures in healthy subjects. The results showed high inter-intra examiner reliability for all structures, except for the intra-examiner reliability of the tibialis anterior muscle.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Nina Gras, Torsten Brauner, Scott Wearing, Thomas Horstmann
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the challenge posed by progressively unstable balance devices to bipedal stance during early functional rehabilitation in THA patients. The results showed that increasingly compliant balance pads provided a progressive challenge, while the challenge posed by the oscillating platform was lower and independent of the ability to stand independently.
Article
Neurosciences
Sharon M. H. Tsang, Evest H. W. Chan, Jason Y. H. Chan, Gladys P. Y. Huang, Kelly K. T. Lam, Eunice W. Y. Lam, Allan C. L. Fu, Eliza R. Sun
Summary: This study examined the differences in postural adjustments between erect, hyperlordotic, and swayback postures when facing external perturbations. The findings suggest that adopting hyperlordotic and swayback postures alters the contributions of the active and passive subsystems of the spine in postural control, potentially reducing the spine's ability to withstand loading and shear forces.
Article
Neurosciences
Hsin-yi Wang, Cheng-Yi Ho, Min-Chun Pan
Summary: This study investigated the differences in lumbar and hip movements during gait and muscle activities related to knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients and healthy participants. The results showed that KOA patients used a hyperlordotic lumbar and hip flexed strategy, leading to excessive stress on the lower extremity joints during gait.
Article
Neurosciences
Yoshitaka Otani, Osamu Aoki
Summary: This study found that feelings of fear affect postural control but not the internal focus of attention. This finding may be useful in assessments and interventions for older adults with a fall risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Haruki Toda, Hiroaki Hobara, Mitsunori Tada
Summary: This study investigated sex differences in lower limb dynamic joint stiffness (DJS) during walking in older adults. The results showed that ankle DJS was lower in older women, which was caused by the reduced ankle plantarflexion moment. However, knee DJS did not elucidate the cause of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in older women.
Article
Neurosciences
Luis H. Cubillos, Elliott J. Rouse, Thomas E. Augenstein, Varun Joshi, Edward S. Claflin, Chandramouli Krishnan
Summary: The study found that the reliability of stiffness, viscosity, and inertia of the ankle joint was good to excellent during standing. During walking, the reliability of stiffness and viscosity was also good to excellent, while that of inertia was fair to good. The minimal detectable change (MDC) ranged widely, but was higher for inertia during walking.
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra F. Dejong Lempke, Danielle L. Hunt, Sarah B. Willwerth, Pierre A. d'Hemecourt, William P. Meehan III, Kristin E. Whitney
Summary: Adolescent athletes alter their gait patterns throughout a marathon race, and there are correlations between biomechanical features and race performance among young marathoners.
Article
Neurosciences
Ali Esmaeili, Sayed Esmaeil Hosseininejad, Amirali Jafarnezhadgero, Valdeci Carlos Dionisio
Summary: This study investigates the effects of footwear type, navicular drop and ankle pronation on lower limb joint stiffness during running. The results show that navicular drop and dynamic ankle pronation do not affect joint stiffness, but footwear type significantly affects joint stiffness. Conventional footwear increases ankle and hip joint stiffness while reducing knee joint stiffness, which may have implications for injury risk.
Article
Neurosciences
Takahiro Watanabe, Tomoya Takabayashi, Takanori Kikumoto, Yudai Kikuchi, Shunsuke Suzuki, Shiori Hiratsuka, Masayoshi Kubo
Summary: This study suggests that there are differences in abductor hallucis activity between individuals with chronic ankle instability and ankle sprain copers, indicating neuromuscular dysfunction in these patients, which leads to pain and instability symptoms.
Letter
Neurosciences
Susan M. Linder, Mandy Miller Koop, Jay L. Alberts
Article
Neurosciences
Elza van Duijnhoven, Marit van der Veen, Fieke S. Koopman, Frans Nollet, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Merel-Anne Brehm
Summary: Gait stability is impaired in polio survivors with plantarflexor weakness, characterized by increased step width and step length variability and lower MoSAP. These factors are related to the elevated energy cost of walking in polio survivors.
Article
Neurosciences
Rebecca Hemming, Alister du Rose, Liba Sheeran, Robert van Deursen, Valerie Sparkes
Summary: In a forward bending task, there is a relationship between trunk muscle activation and regional thoracic and lumbar kinematics in NSCLBP subgroups, indicating different motor control strategies adopted by different subgroups when performing bending tasks.
Review
Neurosciences
Carina Pohle, Linda Becker, Jochen Baumeister
Summary: This systematic review is the first to compile evidence on the effect of the menstrual cycle on postural control. The evidence regarding the influence of the menstrual cycle on postural control is unclear. However, a trend of decreased postural control from the early follicular phase to the ovulatory phase was observed in balance tasks that eliminated or altered sensory input.
