title: Effects of footwear on lead limb knee and ankle joint kinematics in a fast bowler with a history of posterior ankle joint impingement-a case report.
abstract: This case study reports the kinematic effect of 2 different cricket shoes on a fast bowler who reports a history of posterior ankle joint impingement. The participant bowled 6 trials in 2 pairs of cricket shoes. The 3-dimensional kinematics of the joints of the front leg was quantified during stance phase of the delivery stride. Wearing the high-cut shoe resulted in the ankle being 7.7-degree angle more plantarflexed at initial contact compared with the low-cut shoe. Again, when wearing the high-cut shoe compared with the low-cut shoe, the ankle joint was 15.5-degree angle more adducted and the knee was 4.1-degree angle less externally rotated at initial contact. This case study identifies the bowler's preferred shoe (high-cut shoe) as a potential contributing factor to the symptoms he was experiencing.
authors: *School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; †Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; and ‡School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Bishop
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Bartold
authors: Dominic
authors: D
authors: Thewlis
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000502:physiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012775:Shoes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult