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The aim of this cohort study was to quantify kinematic and kinetic abnormalities in service members with foot injuries in relation to functional outcome using gait analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In nine service members with combat-related talus, calcaneus and\/or navicular bone (TCN) fractures and nine controls, gait parameters were measured using Gait Real-Time Analysis Interactive Lab system. High-level mobility was evaluated by the Comprehensive High-Level Activity Mobility Predictor (CHAMP), and functional ability was assessed by Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Significant differences were found for LEFS and CHAMP scores (P&lt;0.01), comfortable walking speed and ankle joint range of motion (ROM) (P&lt;0.05), all lower in the group with TCN fractures. For this group, a trend (0.1&gt;P&gt;0.05) for higher step width and lower stride duration and peak power was found. A strong correlation (0.6&gt;r&gt;0.79) is shown between LEFS and comfortable walking speed and CHAMP and ankle joint ROM. The correlations between LEFS and stride duration, step width, ankle joint ROM and peak power, and between CHAMP and comfortable walking speed and stride duration, were moderate (0.4&gt;r&gt;0.59).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study demonstrated that service members with TCN fractures, compared with healthy controls, have altered gait characteristics, specifically lower walking speed and ankle joint ROM, both related to lower physical functioning. Patients with bilateral depressed B\u00f6hler\u2019s angle had the worse functional performance, and further research is recommended to evaluate the relationship between B\u00f6hler\u2019s angle and physical performance.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Clinical Trial<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Institutional Review Board and Medical Ethics Review Committee Brabant, The Netherlands, approved this study (P1550).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jramc-2017-000870","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,8]],"date-time":"2018-02-08T05:10:16Z","timestamp":1518066616000},"page":"322-327","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Combat-related foot injuries: impact on gait and functional outcome"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"164","author":[{"given":"Loes G M","family":"de Kruijff","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, Military Rehabilitation Centre Aardenburg, Doorn, The Netherlands"},{"name":"De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M","family":"Prins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, Military Rehabilitation Centre Aardenburg, Doorn, The Netherlands"},{"name":"MOVE Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A","family":"van der Krans","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Central Military Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"R","family":"Hoencamp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Central Military Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Alrijne Medical Center, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P","family":"van der Wurff","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research and Development, Military Rehabilitation Centre Aardenburg, Doorn, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,2,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025081309440764000_164.5.322.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(09)60257-9"},{"key":"2025081309440764000_164.5.322.2","first-page":"134","article-title":"Lichamelijk letsel door krijgshandelingen bij Nederlandse militairen in de jaren 1992\u20132007: een retrospectief onderzoek naar de militaire revalidatiezorg. 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