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Injuries caused by brake pedal loading of the midfoot

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by NewsBot, Aug 1, 2012.

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    Injuries caused by brake pedal loading of the midfoot.
    Funk JR, Rudd RW, King RJ, Srinivasan SC, Bailey AM, Crandall JR.
    Biomed Sci Instrum. 2012;48:134-40.
     
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  3. efuller

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    2 points.

    1) I wonder if they put tension on the Achilles when they did the cadaver tests.
    2) Admin, are you using coaster brakes on your bicycle?

    Eric
     
  4. Bill Bird

    Bill Bird Active Member

    I see a lot of Road Traffic Injuries and a straight head on collision is rare. The assumption is correct that the driver's foot is usually hard on the brake but the majority of high speed head-ons are corner to corner and so there rapid spin on the car and a rotational thrust on the foot and ankle in a plane similar to that of the road. This rotation is as great as the trust straight into the pedal. The results are complex breaks that don't fit into any predictable pattern from on RTA to the next.

    Motorcycles RTAs are much more predictable. About half will be a crush between the gear box and the bumper of the car with shear injuries due to the speed of the biker.
     
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    Modelling of forefoot injuries caused by brake pedal loading – a finite element analysis case study
    Bisola Mutingwende, Robert Ashford, Clive Neal-Sturgess, Maxine Lintern and Jens Lahr
    Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2014, 7(Suppl 1):A59 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-7-S1-A59
     
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