Foot kinematics and kinetics during adolescent gait

BA MacWilliams, M Cowley, DE Nicholson - Gait & posture, 2003 - Elsevier
Gait analysis models typically analyze the ankle joint complex and treat the foot as a rigid
segment. Such models are inadequate for clinical decision making for patients with foot …

Characteristic ground-reaction forces in baseball pitching

BA MacWilliams, T Choi, MK Perezous… - … American journal of …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Overhand throwing requires contributions from and interaction between all limb segments.
Most previous investigations have concentrated on the throwing arm itself, yet poor …

Assignment of local coordinate systems and methods to calculate tibiotalar and subtalar kinematics: a systematic review

AL Lenz, MA Strobel, AM Anderson, AV Fial… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The introduction of biplane fluoroscopy has created the ability to evaluate in vivo motion,
enabling six degree-of-freedom measurement of the tibiotalar and subtalar joints. Although …

Normal hip joint contact pressure distribution in single-leg standing—effect of gender and anatomic parameters

E Genda, N Iwasaki, G Li, BA MacWilliams… - Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
A practical and easy-to-use analysis technique that can study the patient's hip joint contact
force/pressure distribution would be useful to assess the effect of abnormal biomechanical …

Functional elbow range of motion for contemporary tasks

M Sardelli, RZ Tashjian, BA MacWilliams - JBJS, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Elbow range of motion for functional tasks has been previously studied. Motion
arcs necessary to complete contemporary tasks such as using a keyboard or cellular …

Sensory cueing effects on maximal speed gait initiation in persons with Parkinson's disease and healthy elders

LE Dibble, DE Nicholson, B Shultz, BA MacWilliams… - Gait & posture, 2004 - Elsevier
Researchers have suggested that sensory cues can improve gait initiation in persons with
Parkinson's disease (PD); however, there is little research that documents the effects of …

Kinematics and kinetics of normal and planovalgus feet during walking

P Saraswat, BA MacWilliams, RB Davis, JL D'Astous - Gait & posture, 2014 - Elsevier
Planovalgus deformity is prevalent in cerebral palsy patients, but very few studies have
quantitatively reported differences between planovalgus and normal foot function …

Evaluation of a single leg stance balance test in children

T Zumbrunn, BA MacWilliams, BA Johnson - Gait & posture, 2011 - Elsevier
Balance is a major determinate of gait. In high functioning individuals without significant
vestibular or vision impairments, a ceiling effect may be present when using a double limb …

Higher medially-directed joint reaction forces are a characteristic of dysplastic hips: A comparative study using subject-specific musculoskeletal models

MD Harris, BA MacWilliams, KB Foreman… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Acetabular dysplasia is a known cause of hip osteoarthritis. In addition to abnormal
anatomy, changes in kinematics, joint reaction forces (JRFs), and muscle forces could cause …

A musculoskeletal foot model for clinical gait analysis

P Saraswat, MS Andersen, BA MacWilliams - Journal of biomechanics, 2010 - Elsevier
Several full body musculoskeletal models have been developed for research applications
and these models may potentially be developed into useful clinical tools to assess gait …