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Table 2 Peak joint moments 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

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Ankle Flexor Moment

0.04 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.01

Ankle Extensor Moment

0.07 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.02

0.07 ± 0.02

Ankle Inversion Moment

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

Ankle Eversion Moment

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

Ankle Adduction Moment

0.03 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

Ankle Abduction Moment

0.03 ± 0.02

0.02 ± 0.02

0.01 ± 0.01

Knee Flexion Moment

3.81 ± 0.42

3.77 ± 0.57

3.91 ± 0.38

Knee Extensor Moment

1.66 ± 0.39

1.58 ± 0.46

1.70 ± 0.32

Knee Varus Moment

0.78 ± 0.29

0.80 ± 0.40

0.87 ± 0.34

Knee Valgus Moment

0.44 ± 0.27

0.36 ± 0.25

0.48 ± 0.29

Knee Internal Rotation Moment

0.34 ± 0.17

0.32 ± 0.13

0.36 ± 0.14

Knee External Rotation Moment

0.37 ± 0.17

0.40 ± 0.18

0.42 ± 0.16

  1. Values are presented in Nm / kg.Bwt as mean ± SD. Positive moments are determined at the ankle as: dorsiflexion, inversion and adduction; and at the knee as: flexion, adduction (varus) and internal rotation.