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. 2011 Nov 3;133(10):104502–104502-7. doi: 10.1115/1.4005177

Table 3.

FHA orientation relative to Cardan planes for the axis of rotation of the talocrural (talus relative to tibia), talocalcaneal (calcaneus relative to talus), and talonavicular joint (navicular relative to talus) compared between multiple studies. PF: plantar flexion, DF: dorsiflexion, IN: inversion, EV: eversion, IR: internal rotation, ER: external rotation, NP: neutral position, and FHA: finite helical axes, 1→8: position 1 to position 8.

Talocrural joint Motion Year Dorsiflexion in sagittal plane, relative to transverse plane (deg) Inversion in coronal plane, relative to transverse plane (deg) External rotation in transverse plane, relative to coronal plane (deg) Rotation about axis (deg)
Isman varied 1968 10 ± 4 6 ± 7
Inman PF → DF 1976 7.3 ± 3.6
Lundberg NP → PF 1989 −2 ± 5 28.5 ± 7.5
van den Bogert varied 1994 4.6 ± 7.4 1 ± 15.1
Kitaoka a NP → PF 1997 4.1 0.6 8.1
Sheehan PF → DF 2010 22 ± 41.7 5.5 ± 12.9 15.8 ± 12.2 31.7 ± 11.3
Current (FHA 1→8) IR + IN + PF → ER + EV + DF 2010 48.8 ± 10.8 17.6 ± 3.3 16.1 ± 6.2 42.9 ± 4.4
Talocalcaneal joint Dorsiflexion in sagittal plane, relative to transverse plane (deg) Inversion in coronal plane, relative to transverse plane (deg) Internal rotation in transverse plane, relative to sagittal plane (deg)
Manter IR + IN + PF → ER + EV + DF 1941 29 to 47 15 to 31 b
Inman IR + IN + PF → ER + EV + DF 1976 42 ± 9 23 ± 11
van Langelaan Leg ER relative to foot 1983 41.5 ± N/A 25.8 ± N/A
Lundberg NP → PF 1989 32 ± 16 34 ± 16 4.3 ± 1.6
van den Bogert varied 1994 35.3 ± 4.8 18 ± 16.2
Kitaoka a NP → IR + IN + PF 1997 37.5 57.3 26.3
Lewis IN → EV 2005 38.2 ± 6.2 21.3 ± 3.6
Beimers EV + DF → IN + PF 2008 50.9 ± 4 11.8 ± 8 29.7 ± 5.1
Goto DF → PF 2009 39 ± 8 46 ± 7 16 ± 3
Sheehan PF → DF 2010 variable variable variable 15.1 ± 9.7
Current (FHA 1→8) IR + IN + PF → ER + EV + DF 2010 42.8 ± 6.0 68.2 ± 5.1 20.5 ± 5.2 27.0 ± 4.7
Talonavicular joint
van Langelaan Leg ER relative to foot 1983 38.5 14.1
Lundberg NP → PF 1989 34 ± 12 42 ± 19 7.8 ± 3.2
Current (FHA 1→8) IR + IN + PF → ER + EV + DF 2010 34.8 ± 6.3 76.7 ± 7.0 10.1 ± 5.1 46.2 ± 7.5
a

Calculated from reported unit vectors.

b

7° offset was added to the results of Manter due to differences in how the sagittal plane was defined.