The effect of center of pressure alteration on the ground reaction force during gait: a statistical model

During gait, the foot is the point of physical contact between the environment and the body. As a result, the force acting on the foot, namely the three-dimensional ground reaction force (GRF), can simultaneously impact and be impacted by pathological disorders. Disorders such as degenerative diseases of the joints (e.g., osteoarthritis), injury, or foot problems (e.g., foot ulcers secondary to diabetes mellitus, plantar fasciitis) are presented with a GRF that may deviate substantially from the normal [1,2].

Source: Gait and Posture - August 17, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hadar Shaulian, Deborah Solomonow-Avnon, Amir Herman, Nimrod Rozen, Amir Haim, Alon Wolf Source Type: research