.... It was hypothesized that shoes with different rotational stiffness will generate different patterns of ankle ligament strain. Four football shoe designs were tested and compared in terms of rotational stiffness. Twelve (six pairs) male cadaveric lower extremity limbs were externally rotated 30 deg using two selected...

... structure and dual structure deficient states; the plantar fascia was always the greatest contributor to arch stability and the spring ligament was always the weakest. The comparison with the ligament strain study during fascia release also demonstrated the model’s robust ability to predict both...