Gait with light and heavy fracture bandages on the lower leg |
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| Institution: | 1. Meander Medical Center Amersfoort, Department of Surgery, P.O. box 1502, 3800 BM Amersfoort, The Netherlands;2. University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands;1. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt;3. Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71421, Saudi Arabia;4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71421, Saudi Arabia;5. Department of Polymers and Pigments, National Research Centre, Cairo 12311, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | Using an instrumented treadmill which measured ground reaction forces, ten normal subjects were tested wearing conventional plaster-of-Paris bandages on the lower leg and lightweight crus-plastic bandages. Two different types of heels were also tested. From calculation of gait parameters it was found that the free walking speed was lowest with a conventional bandage with heel. The external work of gait was lowest with the lightweight bandage. Ataxia was least while wearing the lightweight bandage. The lightweight bandage is preferable from a biomechanical point of view, in accordance with the opinion of the subjects. |
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