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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Volume 45, Issue 11, Pages 2614-2621Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0363546517708193
Keywords
period of pronation; Achilles tendinopathy; medial tibial stress syndrome; running injuries
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- American Society of Biomechanics
- Matching Dissertation Grant from the International Society of Biomechanics
- Eugene and Clarissa Evonuk Memorial Graduate Fellowship
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Background: There is disagreement in the literature regarding whether the excessive excursion or velocity of rearfoot eversion is related to the development of 2 common running injuries: Achilles tendinopathy (AT) and medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). An alternative hypothesis suggests that the duration of rearfoot eversion may be an important factor. However, the duration of eversion has received relatively little attention in the biomechanics literature. Hypothesis: Runners with AT or MTSS will demonstrate a longer duration of eversion but not greater excursion or velocity of eversion compared with healthy controls. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: Forty-two runners participated in this study (13 with AT, 8 with MTSS, and 21 matched controls). Participants were evaluated for lower extremity alignment and flexibility, after which a 3-dimensional kinematic and kinetic running gait analysis was performed. Differences between the 2 injuries and between injured and control participants were evaluated for flexibility and alignment, rearfoot kinematics, and 3 ground-reaction force metrics. Binary logistic regression was used to evaluate which variables best predicted membership in the injured group. Results: Injured participants, compared with controls, demonstrated higher standing tibia varus angles (8.67 degrees +/- 1.79 degrees vs 6.76 degrees +/- 1.75 degrees, respectively; P =.002), reduced static dorsiflexion range of motion (6.14 degrees +/- 5.04 degrees vs 11.19 degrees +/- 5.10 degrees, respectively; P =.002), more rearfoot eversion at heel-off (-6.47 degrees +/- 5.58 degrees vs 1.07 degrees +/- 2.26 degrees, respectively; P <.001), and a longer duration of eversion (86.02% +/- 15.65% stance vs 59.12% +/- 16.50% stance, respectively; P <.001). There were no differences in the excursion or velocity of eversion. The logistic regression (x(2) = 20.84, P<. 001) revealed that every 1% increase in the duration of eversion during the stance phase increased the odds of being in the injured group by 1.08 (95% CI, 1.023-1.141; P =.006). Conclusion: Compared with healthy controls, runners currently symptomatic with AT or MTSS have a longer duration of eversion but not greater excursion or velocity of eversion.
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