Five healthy male subjects walked on a control surface (level concrete), and two sloped rock surfaces (walking ballastrock about 1.9 cm across; main line ballastrock about 3.8 cm across) while their rearfoot motion (defined throughout as ankle inversion/ eversion as seen from the frontal plane) was measured to determine if the different walking surfaces caused different ankle kinematics. The ballast was placed in 5 m long trays that were tilted 7 deg of angle in the transverse plane. Rearfoot motion was measured while the subjects walked the length of the respective surfaces wearing work boots. A repeated measures ANOVA and a subsequent multiple comparison test revealed that the rearfoot range of motion was significantly greater walking on the main line ballast than walking on either the walking ballast or the level concrete. Meanwhile, the mean range of rearfoot motion for walking ballast was not significantly different from that resulting from walking on concrete. Variability was more than twice as great walking on main line ballast than walking on level concrete. Rearfoot angular velocities walking on level concrete and walking ballast were not significantly different, but both were significantly less than walking on main line ballast. Results suggested that rearfoot motion could be reduced if railroads placed walking ballast where trainmen have to walk as part of their jobs.


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    Title :

    Impact of railroad ballast type on frontal plane ankle kinematics during walking


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Applied Ergonomics ; 36 , 5 ; 529-534


    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 26 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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