Association of medial arch support of foot orthoses with knee valgus angle at initial contact during cutting maneuvers in female athletes: a controlled laboratory study

• Main Authors: Seikai Toyooka (Author), Keisuke Tsukada (Author), Youich Yasui (Author), Yasuaki Saho (Author), Yasuaki Okawa (Author), Shuji Ando (Author), Takumi Nakagawa (Author), Hirotaka Kawano (Author), Wataru Miyamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The effect of medial arch support foot orthoses on kinematics and kinetics of the knee joint has remained unknown. Methods Sixteen female collegiate-level athletes volunteered to participate. Participants were asked to perform a 30° sidestep cut using orthoses of 3 different medi...