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Table 1 Range of motion at the ankle and knee joint for all ankle support conditions

From: The effect of external ankle support on the kinematics and kinetics of the lower limb during a side step cutting task in netballers

 

Standard

Brace

High Top

Ankle Sagittal ROM

48.6 ± 10.6

39.7 ± 8.4*

45.8 ± 6.5

Ankle Frontal ROM

13.5 ± 4.6

13.5 ± 4.4

14.7 ± 6.4

Ankle Transverse ROM

16.1 ± 9.1

14.1 ± 7.4

17.9 ± 5.1

Knee Sagittal ROM

41.1 ± 6.5

38.9 ± 9.1

39.2 ± 7.2

Knee Frontal ROM

8.6 ± 2.8

8.5 ± 3.6

8.4 ± 2.1

Knee Transverse ROM

17.5 ± 4.2

17.6 ± 5.4

17.9 ± 3.3

  1. Values are presented in degrees (°) as mean ± SD. *Significant difference between the Standard shoe condition and the Standard shoe with ankle brace condition (p ≤ 0.05).