The coordination patterns of the foot segments in relation to lateral ankle sprain injury mechanism during unanticipated changes of direction (original) (raw)
Preventing lateral ankle sprain injuries (LAS) in females competing in court sports is a high priority, as an athlete's risk for re-injury and developing long term dysfunction increases significantly after sustaining an acute LAS. Stability to the ankle joint is passively provided by the joint congruity and ligaments, and actively by the muscles acting on the foot. The ankle joint is most stable when loaded and dorsiflexed. However, during unanticipated changes of direction, typical in court sports, the foot is often in a vulnerable unloaded, plantarflexed position. Stability of the forefoot and controlling rearfoot movement to avoid excessive ankle inversion and adduction thus becomes imperative. Information regarding the coupling relationship between the forefoot (hallux and metatarsal segments) and the rearfoot (calcaneus segment) during unanticipated changes of direction is lacking. The aim of this study was to supplement current LAS prophylactic knowledge by describing and quantifying hallux-calcaneus and metatarsal-calcaneus coupling. The coupling angles between sagittal plane hallux, tri-planar metatarsal and frontal-and transverse plane calcaneus movement, respectively, were calculated with a modified vector coding technique which used segmental velocities in a local, anatomical reference frame instead of segmental angles in a global reference frame. Coupling relationships revealed anti-phase movement between sagittal-metatarsal and frontal plane calcaneus movement throughout stance. During loading, sagittal-and frontal plane metatarsal acceleration/deceleration were coupled with frontal-transverse plane calcaneus acceleration/deceleration respectively. The remainder of the braking phase was characterized by calcaneus eversion deceleration. During propulsion, the hallux and metatarsal segments increased plantar flexion velocity in response to calcaneus inversion and adduction acceleration. As the forefoot was the only point of contact during stance, the coupling between segments were most likely neuromuscular. Strengthening intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles may thus contribute to foot and ankle stability, adding to current prophylactic LAS strategies.
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