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Samples must be controlled to reduce the variability within groups being compared, which may arise from different sources, such as gait speed or Foot Posture Index (FPI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st2\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Variability in the measurement of the dynamic stiffness of ankle, midtarsal, and metatarsophalangeal joints was studied in a controlled sample of healthy men with normal FPI, and the effect of gait speed was analyzed. In experiment 1, dynamic stiffnesses were obtained in three sessions, five trials per session, for each participant, taking the mean value across trials as representative of each session. In experiment 2, five trials were considered at slow, comfortable, and fast velocities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Similar intersession and intrasession errors and intraparticipant errors within sessions were found, indicating the goodness of using five trials per session for averaging. The intraparticipant and interparticipant variability data provided can be used to select the sample size in future comparative analyses. Significant differences with gait speed were observed in most dynamic stiffnesses considered, with a general rise when gait speed increased, especially at the midtarsal joint, this being attributed to an active modulation produced by the central nervous system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"st4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Differences with gait speed were higher than intrasession and intersession repeatability errors for the propulsion phases at the ankle and midtarsal joints; comparative analyses at these phases need more exhaustive control of gait speed to reduce the required sample size.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7547\/17-035","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,13]],"date-time":"2017-11-13T13:04:15Z","timestamp":1510578255000},"page":"291-298","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Variability of the Dynamic Stiffness of Foot Joints: Effect of Gait Speed"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"109","author":[{"given":"Enrique","family":"Sanchis-Sales","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Enfermer\u00eda y Podologia, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joaqu\u00edn Luis","family":"Sancho-Bru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universitat Jaume I, Castell\u00f3n, Spain."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alba","family":"Roda-Sales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universitat Jaume I, Castell\u00f3n, Spain."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Javier","family":"Pascual-Huerta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cl\u00ednica del Pie Elcano, Barakaldo, Bilbao, Spain."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","reference":[{"key":"i8750-7315-109-4-291-b01","series-title":"Gait Posture","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"224","DOI":"10.1016\/0966-6362(95)01045-9","article-title":"Gait characterization via dynamic joint stiffness","volume":"4","author":"Davis \n              RB,","year":"1996","unstructured":"Davis \n              RB, \n            \n            \n              DeLuca \n              PA: \n            \n          \n          Gait characterization via dynamic joint stiffness. 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