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A knowledge of the external forces acting on the human lower limbs is necessary for the effective formulation of safety precautions. A new approach of determining lower-leg forces that is more portable than existing measurement systems has been developed. Shoe-mounted load cells measure the orthogonal components of foot-to-ground forces and moments while goniometers continuously monitor the position of the lower leg. The output signals are transposed to a system of loads acting at the lower leg. The axial torque calculated to occur during common turning maneuvers under various conditions is presented and discussed.
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Spolek, G.A., Day, E.E., Lippert, F.G. et al. Ambulatory-force measurement using an instrumented-shoe system. Experimental Mechanics 15, 271–274 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02318060
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