Quantification of Gait Stability During Incline and Decline Walking: The Responses of Required Coefficient of Friction and Dynamic Postural Index.

This study aims to investigate the gait stability response during incline and decline walking for various surface inclination angles in terms of the required coefficient of friction (RCOF), postural stability index (PSI), and center of pressure (COP)-center of mass (COM) distance. A customized platform with different surface inclinations (0°, 5°, 7.5°, and 10°) was designed.

A Review on Magnetic Induction Spectroscopy Potential for Fetal Acidosis Examination.

Fetal acidosis is one of the main concerns during labor. Currently, fetal blood sampling (FBS) has become the most accurate measurement of acidosis detection. However, it is invasive and does not provide a real time measurement due to laboratory procedures.

Finite Element Prediction on Fracture Load of Femur with Osteogenesis Imperfecta under Various Loading Conditions.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is an inherited disorder characterized by extreme bone fragility due to collagen defects. It is an incurable disease. Bone fractures can occur frequently without prior notice, especially among children.

Lower extremity joint reaction forces and plantar fascia strain responses due to incline and decline walking.

Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the effect of incline and decline walking on ground and joint reaction forces (JRF) of lower extremity and plantar fascia strain (PFS) under certain surface inclination angles.

Methods: Twenty-three male subjects walked on a customized platform with four different surface inclinations (i.e.

The effect of leg length inequality on joint contact forces of lower limbs during walking.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the joint contact forces (JCF) between each limb as the LLD magnitude increases during walking activity.

Methods: Eighteen male healthy subjects volunteered to participate in the experiment. Walking gait analysis was conducted with eight different levels of insole to simulate the LLD, starting from 0 cm until 4.