PMID: 11310865Apr 20, 2001Paper

Intra-articular load distribution in the human ankle joint during motion

Foot & Ankle International
J D MichelsonK Varner

Abstract

The rational treatment of injuries to the ankle is predicated on an understanding of biomechanics of the ankle. While several investigators have reported on three-dimensional dynamic kinematics of the ankle and on the static distribution of pressure within the ankle, it has not been possible to measure intra-articular forces reliably under dynamic conditions. The assumption that the distribution of forces under dynamic conditions is well represented by statically determined forces has not been validated, leaving in question the applicability to dynamic conditions of data obtained under static conditions. This study characterizes an electro-mechanical thin-membrane force transducer with potential for intra-articular use. The sensor was found to yield a reproducible linear response to loads experienced in the ankle, and was insensitive to both a moist environment and shearing forces. On the basis of these results, these force-transducers were placed in axially loaded cadaveric ankles that were either statically or dynamically cycled through a physiologic range of motion. In each of six specimens, sensors were secured to the medial and lateral malleolar articular surfaces, and to articular surfaces of the medial and lateral tibial...Continue Reading

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