Table 2 Characteristics of an ankle joint axis representative for the dorsiflexion and plantarflexion period in walking.

From: Human ankle joint movements during walking are probably not determined by talar morphology

 

Participant 1

Participant 2

Participant 3

Participant 4

Participant 5

Dorsiflexion period (15–25% stance phase)

Number of valid FHAs (max. 11 per trail)

175

242

209

165

142

Plantarflexion per FHA window: grand mean (in °),

− 4.4

− 5

− 5.7

− 4.1

− 4.6

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   − 6.9, − 6.5, − 2.5, − 1.4

   − 7.4, − 6.6, − 2.6, − 0.8

   − 7.0, − 6.9, − 3.8, − 2.8

   − 6.4, − 5.7, − 2.0, − 1.4

   − 7.9, − 7.6, − 2.1, − 0.4

Inversion per FHA window: grand mean (in °)

− 0.7

− 0.7

− 0.6

− 0.6

− 1.6

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   − 2.0, − 1.6, 0.3, 1.0

   − 3.0, − 2.2, 1.1, 2.3

   − 2.9, − 2.0, 1.7, 2.6

   − 3.0, − 1.9, 0.3, 0.5

   − 3.0, − 2.8, 0.9, 1.4

Adduction per FHA window: grand mean (in °)

1.1

1.1

0.3

0.3

− 1.1

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   − 2.5, − 1.3, 2.9, 2.9

   − 2.3, − 0.6, 2.2, 2.7

   − 4.2, − 2.3, 1.8, 2.6

   − 2.0, − 1.6, 1.7, 2.4

   − 1.1, − 0.7, 2.6, 2.8

Translation along FHA: grand mean (in mm)

0.8

− 0.1

1.4

− 0.6

0

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in mm)

   − 1.0, − 0.8, 2.5, 2.8

   − 2.6, − 1.4, 1.8, 2.1

   − 2.9, − 2.2, 3.5, 5.1

   − 2.4, − 1.9, 0.5, 0.7

   − 1.9, − 1.1, 0.9, 1.0

Rotation about FHA: grand mean (in °)

4.9

5.5

6

4.5

5.4

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in mm)

   2.2, 3.2, 6.8, 7.4

   2.5, 3.6, 6.9, 7.7

   3.3, 4.7, 7.1, 7.3

   2.3, 2.9, 6.0, 7.2

   2.3, 3.4, 8.1, 8.4

FHA inclination: grand mean (in °)

− 15.5

− 11.6

− 4.2

− 6.9

− 14.6

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   − 45.0, − 36.3, 11.0, 24.1

   − 30.9, − 21.6, 3.6, 38.2

   − 26.5, − 19.4, 15.7, 38.3

   − 40.0, − 25.8, 16.6, 32.0

   − 59.8, − 33.8, 7.2, 18.6

FHA deviation: grand mean (in °)

77.6

79.6

80.9

83

69.1

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   53.6, 58.4, 91.6, 99.1

   51.4, 63.7, 97.7, 138.2

   47.2, 68.1, 104.2, 121.4

   61.1, 73.9, 92.7, 98.7

   55.7, 58.5, 95.7, 127.5

Plantarflexion period (85–95% stance phase)

Number of valid FHAs (max. 11 per trail)

176

235

209

165

143

Plantarflexion per FHA window: grand mean (in °)

9.9

4

9.2

7.5

6.4

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   4.1, 5.5, 13.5, 15.0

   1.2, 1.8, 6.2, 6.9

   4.1, 5.9, 12.5, 13.5

   3.7, 4.5, 10.4, 11.0

   2.4, 6.8, 8.6, 8.9

Inversion per FHA window: grand mean (in °)

2.6

0.5

− 0.2

1.7

2.3

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   0.4, 1.1, 4.6, 5.0

   − 2.3, − 1.6, 2.0, 2.6

   − 1.5, − 1.3, 1.4, 2.2

   0.6, 0.7, 2.7, 2.8

   0.9, 1.1, 3.4, 3.6

Adduction per FHA window: grand mean (in °)

2.3

0.4

2.3

− 0.9

0

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   0.1, 1.0, 3.7, 4.4

   − 0.9, − 0.5, 1.3, 1.9

   − 0.7, 0.7, 3.4, 3.7

   − 2.3, − 2.0, 0.1, 0.2

   − 1.6, − 1.4, 2.0, 2.5

Translation along FHA: grand mean (in mm)

− 0.8

− 0.4

− 1.3

− 0.8

− 0.2

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in mm)

   − 2.4, − 2.1, 1.0, 3.6

   − 3.8, − 2.8, 1.7, 2.8

   − 3.7, − 2.3, 0.1, 1.3

   − 2.5, − 1.8, 0.6, 1.1

   − 2.0, − 1.8, 0.8, 1.3

Rotation about FHA: grand mean (in °),

11.2

4.5

7

8.1

7.2

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in mm)

   5.4, 7.3, 14.1, 15.2

   2.1, 2.5, 6.5, 7.2

   5.1, 7.0, 12.7, 13.7

   4.5, 5.5, 10.8, 11.4

   4.3, 4.8, 9.3, 9.5

FHA inclination: grand mean (in °)

12.1

3.9

14.5

− 7.8

1.4

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   − 1.9, 3.1, 21.6, 24.5

   − 13.4, − 9.0, 16.9, 24.0

   − 7.4, − 4.8, 22.8, 26.4

   − 23.1, − 15.9, − 0.4, 1.9

   − 15.9, − 11.3, 18.0, 35.1

FHA deviation: grand mean (in °)

76.3

82.4

91.1

78.8

67.9

   & min, 5perc, 95perc, max (in °)

   58.1, 67.4, 83.5, 84.8

   51.3, 61.4, 116.4, 129.3

   73.5, 79.9, 99.2, 108.7

   71.4, 73.0, 83.7, 87.0

   51.3, 58.3, 75.6, 79.1