Foot-ground clearance characteristics in women: A comparison across different ages

•Elderly women walk slower and show lower minimum toe clearance than young.•Ankle dorsiflexion might has an important influence on toe clearance.•Increased hip flexion in elderly indicates a gait adaptation to avoid tripping.•Gait speed has no effect on these parameters. Tripping is a common event l...

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Published in:Gait & posture 2019-03, Vol.69, p.121-125
Main Authors: Ribeiro, Darlan Martins, Bueno, Guilherme Augusto Santos, Gervásio, Flavia Martins, Menezes, Ruth Losada de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Accidental-falls
Adult
Aged
Biomechanical Phenomena
Cross-Sectional Studies
Elderly
Female
Foot
Foot - physiology
Gait
Gait - physiology
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Middle Aged
Minimum-foot-clearance
Range of Motion, Articular - physiology
Reference Values
Walking - physiology
Walking Speed - physiology
Women's health
Young Adult
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Summary:•Elderly women walk slower and show lower minimum toe clearance than young.•Ankle dorsiflexion might has an important influence on toe clearance.•Increased hip flexion in elderly indicates a gait adaptation to avoid tripping.•Gait speed has no effect on these parameters. Tripping is a common event leading to falls amongst elderly. Minimum foot clearance (MFC) is a critical swing phase control factor associated with tripping and falls. Are there differences in MFC characteristics among three age groups of women and are there association between MFC and lower limb kinematics? Cross-sectional observational study. Three-dimensional gait analysis of 55 healthy women. ANOVA was used to compare (p
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.01.028