foot injury fractures of talus and/or calcaneus and/or navicular bone
Conditions
Interventions
combat
foot
gait
injury
Sponsors
Militair Revalidatiecentrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Dutch servicemen who sustained talus and/or calcaneus and/or navicular fractures on one or both sides in Afghanistan as a result of combat actions and were repatriated because of their injuries. A control group of 14 healthy servicemen will be included, matched on age and sex, without a history of orthopaedic, neurological or vascular injury of back or lower extremities.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Not being able to walk barefoot 2) Visual impairments that can affect gait. 3) One sided amputation of the lower extremity. 4) Injury to the central nervous system.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The mean (SD) step width, step length, step frequency and average self-paced speed. - The mean (SD) range of motion of ankle (dorsal/plantar flexion and ab-/adduction). - Peak Power ankle joint (W/kg) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Physical Performance tests: the CHAMP, existing of - The SLS:the amount of time an individual can stand on one lower limb. The patient performs at least 1 trial for each lower limb and up to 3 trials for each lower limb. Once 30s is achieved with one lower limb, no further trials will be performed for that limb. - The ESST: it measures the number of lateral shifts over 4 meter completed in 10 s. The best of 3 trials will be calculated. - The TT: The patient sprints 10 meters forwards, 5 meters to the right, 10 meters to the left, 5 meters to the right 10 meters backward (T-shape). The best of 3 trials will be calculated. - The IAT: the participant runs forward and back 10 m, weave up and back through a middle row of 4 cones and repeat the forward and back 10 meters run to conclude the test. The length and width of the course is 10 m by 5 m. The best of 3 trials will be calculated. The CHAMP scoring system produces *CHAMP Scores* with a range from 0 to 10 for each of the 4 items. The converted *CHAMP Scores *of the 4 CHAMP items are added together to produce a composite or Total CHAMP Score ranging from 0 to 40 with 40 representing the highest level of performance and 33 * representing the threshold level of performance equivalent to Active Duty Service Members. - Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS); The LEFS is a 20-item condition-specific questionnairede signed for individuals with musculoskeletal conditions of the lower extremity. Each item of the LEFS scores on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 to 4 points, 0 being an *extreme difficulty or unable to perform activity* and 4 being *no difficulty*. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed