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05 March 2021 : Clinical Research  

Effects of Short-Term Limitation of Movement of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint on the Biomechanics of the Ipsilateral Hip, Knee, and Ankle Joints During Walking

Rui Xu12ABCDEF, Hao Zuo3ABCDEFG, Youbo Ji3BCDE, Qiang Li4BCDEF, Zhonghan Wang4BCDE, He Liu4BCDE, Jiarui Wang2BCD, Zheyi Wei5BCD, Weihang Li6BCD, Lin Cong7BCD, Han Li2BCD, Hui Jin3ABCDEFG*, Jincheng Wang8ABCDEFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930081

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930081

Table 2 Comparison of parameters of ankle, knee, and hip joints during normal walking, walking immediately after FMJC, and walking 30 minutes after FMJC (n=8).

ParametersAnkle jointKnee jointHip joint
NormalImmediately after FMJC30 minutes after FMJCNormalImmediately after FMJC30 minutes after FMJCNormalImmediately after FMJC30 minutes after FMJC
Maximum angle (°)6.47 ±2.915.51 ±3.29* 6.11 ±2.91* 72.37 ±1.3670.25 ±2.14* 67.21 ±1.31* 32.15 ±8.1236.13 ±4.15** 38.35 ±5.12**
Minimum angle (°)−28.81 ±7.31−21.01 ±6.49*** −22.51 ±3.61* 2.16 ±1.132.17 ±1.012.21 ±1.0313.16 ±6.2111.41 ±4.12* 10.16 ±2.21*
Maximum torque (Nm/Kg)1.88 ±0.231.77 ±0.21* 1.69 ±0.13** 1.01 ±0.141.08 ±0.261.41 ±0.04* 1.35 ±0.121.72 ±0.2* 1.95 ±0.32**
Minimum torque (Nm/Kg)−0.32 ±0.02−0.49 ±0.03* −0.58 ±0.01** −0.47 ±0.11−0.41 ±0.11−0.31 ±0.11* −1.3 ±0.21−1.17 ±0.14−1.10 ±0.01
Maximum power (W/Kg)2.38 ±0.414.1 ±0.39** 5.0 ±0.91*** 1.49 ±0.311.57 ±0.331.73 ±0.31* 1.67 ±0.411.82 ±1.011.99 ±0.21*
Minimum power (W/Kg)−0.61 ±0.18−1.31 ±0.29*** −1.65 ±0.28*** −2.81 ±1.16−2.94 ±0.21−3.41 ±1.16* −1.83 ±0.51−1.91 ±0.21−2.13 ±0.31*
Positive work (J/Kg)0.3 ±0.040.29 ±0.020.21 ±0.04** 0.26 ±0.150.19 ±0.020.10 ±0.11* 0.22 ±0.180.23 ±0.190.24 ±0.28
Negative work (J/Kg)−0.11 ±0.02−0.18 ±0.02* −0.21 ±0.01** −0.23 ±0.03−0.22 ±0.01−0.21 ±0.03−0.28 ±0.02−0.30 ±0.06−0.34 ±0.11
Compared with the normal group
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Compared with immediate FMJC
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